Chenopodium pratericola Rydberg. Common name: Desert Goosefoot, Narrowleaf Goosefoot. Phenology: May-Nov. Habitat: Sandy soils, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of w. North America. Maine and ON west to YT, south to FL, TX, and CA, introduced in the eastern part of that distribution.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA4, GrPl, Il, K4, Mex, Mi, NY, Ok, Pa, Bassett & Crompton (1982); = Chenopodium desiccatum A.Nelson var. leptophylloides (Murray) Wahl — RAB, Tx, Fuentes-Bazan et al. (1996), misapplied; = Chenopodium pratericola Rydb. var. pratericola — Wahl (1954); = n/a — Tat; ? Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S.Watson — F, G, misapplied; < Chenopodium pratericola Rydb. — C. Basionym: Chenopodium pratericola Rydb. 1912
Links to other floras: = Chenopodium pratericola - FNA4
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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