Blitum nuttallianum Schultes. Common name: Povertyweed. Phenology: Mar-Oct. Habitat: In dry and/or alkaline soils; eastwards in disturbed areas, perhaps only a waif. Distribution: Native of c. and w. North America, south to n. Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NY, Fuentes-Bazan, Uotila, & Borsch (2012); = Monolepis nuttalliana (Roem. & Schult.) Greene — C, F, FNA4, GrPl, Il, Mex, NcTx, NE, Ok, Tx; = n/a — RAB
Links to other floras: = Monolepis nuttalliana - FNA4
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (name change)
- Great Plains: FAC (name change)
- Midwest: UPL (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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