Chenopodium desiccatum A. Nelson. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Originally found in open, undisturbed soils, prairies, and stabilized dunes, but it has spread to disturbed open areas. Distribution: AB, SK, and BC south to TX, NM, AZ, CA (and possibly Mexico).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: {Resolve against C. pratericola}.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA4, GrPl, Il, K4, Bassett & Crompton (1982); = Chenopodium desiccatum A.Nelson var. desiccatum — Tx; = Chenopodium pratericola Rydb. var. oblongifolium (S.Watson) Wahl — Wahl (1954); = n/a — RAB; < Chenopodium pratericola Rydb. — C. Basionym: Chenopodium desiccatum A.Nelson 1902
Links to other floras: = Chenopodium desiccatum - FNA4
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Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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