Chenopodium pratericola

ClassificationDicots
FamilyChenopodiaceae
Family (Traditional)Chenopodiaceae
GenusChenopodium
Species:Chenopodium pratericola Rydb.
Common NameDesert Goosefoot
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4; Stamen Number: 5
C value
StatusNative; KY[SNA] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Chenopodium desiccatum var. leptophylloides Chenopodium desiccatum var. leptophylloides (J. Murr) H.A. Wahl
Chenopodium pratericola subsp. eupratericola Chenopodium pratericola subsp. eupratericola Aellen
Chenopodium pratericola var. leptophylloides Chenopodium pratericola var. leptophylloides (J. Murr) Aellen

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Greenup (KY), Montgomery (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1964 - 2010

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100357860 Fulton Kentucky 22 Aug 1964 Elizabeth M. Browne
9379.5		 EKY
Chenopodium pratericola
31234100725439 Garrard Kentucky 05 Sep 2010 W.W. Overbeck
822		 EKY
Chenopodium pratericola
APSC0102081 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Chenopodium pratericola
APSC0081298 Greenup Kentucky
APSC
Chenopodium pratericola
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