Chenopodium foggii

Wahl

Bartonia 27: 19, fig. 1. 1954.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 288. Mentioned on page 277.

Stems erect, simple (or branched), 1–1.5 (–10) dm, sparsely farinose. Leaves nonaromatic; petiole 0.4–0.7 cm; blade ovatelanceolate, 3-veined, (1–) 1.4–2.4 (–4) × (0.05–) 0.5–1.1 (–2) cm, base cuneate, margins entire or with 1–2 teeth below middle (several teeth), apex acute to acuminate, farinose. Inflorescences glomerules in terminal and lateral spikes, 2.5–5 (–7) cm; glomerules ± spread out, maturing nearly the same time; bracts unknown. Flowers: perianth segments 5, distinct nearly to base; lobes elliptic or narrowly ovate, 0.7–1 × 0.5–0.7 mm, apex acute, keeled, farinose, covering fruit at maturity; stamens 5; stigmas 2, length unknown. Achenes or occasionally utricles ovoid; pericarp adherent, occasionally nonadherent, smooth. Seeds round, (1.1–) 1.2 (–1.4) mm diam., margins rounded; seed-coat black, finely rugulate. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Fruiting late summer.
Habitat: Rocky woods
Elevation: 100-1000 m

Distribution

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Ont., Que., Maine, Mass., N.H., Pa., Vt., Va.

Discussion

It has been suggested that Chenopodium foggii is a depauperate form of C. standleyanum. We believe that the citations for the upper Midwest represent either C. standleyanum or C. pratericola. Material from New England of C. foggii, while rare, does appear distinct because of its keeled perianth segments and sparse farinose hairs as well as its narrowly ovate to ovate leaves and smaller inflorescence.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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dehiscent +  and indehiscent +
keeled +, acute +  and acuminate +
Steven E. Clemants +  and Sergei L. Mosyakin +
slippery +
aromatic +
cuneate +
Leptophylla +
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
ovatelanceolate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
persistent +  and deciduous +
reddish-brown +, black +, brown +  and green +
Ont. +, Que. +, Maine +, Mass. +, N.H. +, Pa. +, Vt. +  and Va. +
100-1000 m +
hippocrepiform +  and annular +
symmetric +, or +  and uniseriate +
dehiscent +  and indehiscent +
Rocky woods +
small white +
inflated +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
triangular;oblong-ovate;linear-lanceolate;linear;triangular;oblong-ovate;linear-lanceolate;linear +
sessile +  and petiolate +
nonaromatic +
not fleshy +
ovate +  and elliptic +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br />) +
not winged +  and winged +
with 1-2 teeth +  and entire +
glabrous +  and farinose +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
campylotropous +
1 +  and single +
persistent +  and deciduous +
nonadherent +  and adherent +
chartaceous +  and membranaceous +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Fruiting late summer. +
pointing +  and ascending +
bulbous +  and taprooted +
fusiform +
fleshy +  and fibrous +
reddish-brown +, brown +  and black +
1.2 +, 1.2mm +  and 1.4mm +
compound +, dense +  and loose +
cylindric +
not imbricate +
keeled +  and rounded +
opposite +  and alternate +
not fleshy +
filiform +
sessile +  and petiolate +
reduced;small +
horizontal +  and vertical +
verrucate +
Chenopodium foggii +
Chenopodium subsect. Leptophylla +
species +
1 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
dehiscent +  and indehiscent +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
polygamous +, dioecious +  and monoecious +
not imbricate +
keeled +  and rounded +