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Chenopodiaceae
Spirobassia

not marked as a favorite taxon *Spirobassia hirsuta (Linnaeus) Freitag & G. Kadereit. Common name: Hairy Smotherweed, Spirobassia. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Beaches, salt marshes. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NY, Kadereit & Freitag (2011); = Bassia hirsuta (L.) Asch.) — C, F, FNA4, G, GrPl, Tat, Va, Collins & Blackwell (1979), Judd & Ferguson (1999); = n/a — Pa; ? Bassia crassifolia (Pall.) Soldano. Basionym: Chenopodium hirsutum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Bassia hirsuta - FNA4

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (name change)
  • Midwest: OBL (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (name change)

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image #1 of Spirobassia hirsuta© Ульяна Лалак, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ульяна Лалак source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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