Chenopodium incanum var. elatum

Crawford

Brittonia 29: 292, fig. 3. 1977.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 292.

Plants 2.5–7.5 dm. Stems erect, simple or branched from base. Leaf-blades 1–2.3 cm, apex obtuse to acute, basal teeth acute to rounded. Inflorescences with glomerules usually well spaced. Seeds (1–) 1.1–1.25 mm diam.


Phenology: Fruiting late Jun-late Sep.
Habitat: Loose or open sandy and rocky soils, banks, slopes, and bottom lands, sometimes on limestone, gypsum, or salt
Elevation: 300-1800 m

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., Mexico

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"narrower" is not a number."dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

dehiscent +  and indehiscent +
obtuse +  and acute +
Steven E. Clemants +  and Sergei L. Mosyakin +
Crawford +
slippery +
aromatic +
acute +  and rounded +
cuneate +  and subtruncate +
Chenopodium fremontii var. incanum +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br />) +
broadly triangular +  and broadly ovate +
persistent +  and deciduous +
reddish-brown +, black +, brown +  and green +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
narrowly triangular;narrowly ovate +
thick;thin;0.5cm;1.6cm +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +  and Mexico +
300-1800 m +
hippocrepiform +  and annular +
symmetric +, or +  and uniseriate +
dehiscent +  and indehiscent +
Loose or open sandy and rocky soils, banks, slopes, and bottom lands, sometimes on limestone, gypsum, or salt +
small white +
inflated +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
elliptic;ovate;elliptic;ovate;triangular +
thick +  and thin +
sessile +  and petiolate +
nonaromatic +
not fleshy +
ovate +, acute +  and acuminate obtuse or rounded +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
not winged +  and winged +
with pair +  and entire +
farinose +  and glabrous +
rounded +, acute +  and acuminate obtuse or rounded +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
campylotropous +
1 +  and single +
persistent +  and deciduous +
nonadherent +
chartaceous +  and membranaceous +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Fruiting late Jun-late Sep. +
pointing +  and ascending +
bulbous +  and taprooted +
fusiform +
fleshy +  and fibrous +
reddish-brown +, brown +  and black +
1.1mm +  and 1.25mm +
Weedy +  and Illustrated +
cylindric +
not imbricate +
keeled +  and rounded +
branched +  and simple +
opposite +  and alternate +
not fleshy +
filiform +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (?) +  and 2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
sessile +  and petiolate +
reduced;small +
horizontal +  and vertical +
verrucate +
Chenopodium incanum var. elatum +
Chenopodium incanum +
variety +
acute +  and acuminate obtuse or rounded +
dehiscent +  and indehiscent +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
polygamous +, dioecious +  and monoecious +
not imbricate +
keeled +  and rounded +