familyChenopodiaceae
genusCorispermum
speciesCorispermum americanum
varietyCorispermum americanum var. americanum

Corispermum americanum var. americanum

Sergei L. Mosyakin
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 316.
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Illustrator: Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Inflorescences interrupted or condensed distally. Fruits (2.3–) 2.5–3.5 mm; wing usually 0.2–0.3 mm wide (occasionally fruits almost wingless in some southwestern plants).


Phenology: Flowering late summer–fall.
Habitat: Sand dunes, sandy and gravely shores, sandy waste places, fields
Elevation: 100-2000 m

Distribution

Alta., B.C., Man., Ont., Que., Sask., Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Kans., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., S.Dak., Tex., Utah, Wash., Wis., Wyo., n Mexico (Chihuahua), probably Europe (locally and confused with C. nitidum)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broadest" is not a number.

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Achene architecture
sessile +
Achene orientation
vertical +
Achene prominence
exposed +
Achene shape
orbiculate +, elliptic +, obovate +, ovate +, lenticular +, , +, concave +, plane +  and convex to almost +
Apex coloration
maculate +
Apex pubescence
glabrous +
Apex reflectance
shiny +
Apex relief
verrucose +
Apex shape
rounded +, truncate +  and triangular +
Author
Sergei L. Mosyakin +
Authority
(Nuttall) Nuttall +
Bark coating
slippery +
Bark odor
aromatic +
Base architecture or shape
truncate +
Base atypical some measurement
35cm (50cm) +
Base some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br />) +
Basionyms
Corispermum hyssopifolium var. americanum +
Bladder coloration
small whitish +
Blade shape
convolute +, flat +, filiform +, linear +, linear-lanceolate +  and lanceolate +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Bract atypical length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Bract atypical width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Bract duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Bract length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +  and 2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
Bract length or size
much longer +
Bract position
proximal +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract quantity
1;5 +
Bract shape
linear-lanceolate +, lanceolate +  and ovate-lanceolate +
Bract width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Bracteole architecture
monomorphic +
Bracteole coloration
reddish-brown +, black +, brown +  and green +
Bracteole fusion
connate +
Bracteole growth form
dimorphic +
Bracteole presence
absent +
Bracteole quantity
1 +  and 5 +
Distribution
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Kans. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, S.Dak. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Wash. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, n Mexico (Chihuahua) +  and probably Europe (locally and confused with C. nitidum) +
Elevation
100-2000 m +
Embryo architecture
coiled +
Embryo arrangement or shape
circular +
Embryo course
curved +
Embryo development
developing +
Embryo shape
horseshoe--shaped +
Embryo size
large +
Endosperm function
storage +
Endosperm polyploidy
common +
Flake coloration
white +
Flower architecture
symmetric +, or +  and uniseriate +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower arrangement or growth form
clustered +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit atypical length
0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Fruit atypical some measurement
0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Fruit coloration
brown +, light-brown +, greenish brown +  and yellowish-brown +
Fruit length
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
Fruit life cycle
mature +
Fruit reflectance
dull +  and shiny +
Fruit shape
obovate-elliptic +, obovate +, , +, concave +, plane +  and convex +
Fruit some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Habitat
Sand dunes, sandy and gravely shores, sandy waste places, fields +
Hair architecture
dendroid +
Hair arrangement or shape
stellate +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence architecture
condensed +  and interrupted +
Inflorescence architecture or arrangement
lax +
Inflorescence arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Inflorescence shape
clavate +  and linear +
Leaf-blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Leaf-blade atypical length
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Leaf-blade length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Leaf-blade shape
folded;plane;linear +
Leaf-blade width
0.1cm +  and 0.3cm +
Leaf architecture
sessile +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Margin architecture
erose +  and entire +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin shape
erose-denticulate +, undulate +  and entire +
Middle fruit width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary fusion
connate +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovule architecture
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
campylotropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +  and single +
Perianth segment arrangement
imbricate +
Perianth segment atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Perianth segment coloration
green +
Perianth segment duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Perianth segment presence
absent +
Perianth segment prominence
inconspicuous +
Perianth segment quantity
1 +
Perianth segment shape
scale-like +
Perianth segment size
accrescent +
Perianth segment texture
fleshy +
Pericarp architecture or coloration or relief
reticulate +
Pericarp architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Pericarp coloration
mottled +
Pericarp fusion
nonadherent +  and adherent +
Pericarp size
accrescent +
Pericarp texture
papery +  and chartaceous +
Perisperm quantity
abundant +
Petal presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering late summer–fall. +
Pistil atypical quantity
2 (3) +
Pistil presence
absent +
Pistil quantity
2 +
Portion size
not accrescent +  and small +
Publication title
Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. +
Publication year
1834 +
Radicle orientation
pointing +  and ascending +
Radicle position
basal +, median +  and position +
Reference
None +
Root architecture
bulbous +  and taprooted +
Root shape
fusiform +
Root size or width
thickened +
Root texture
fleshy +  and fibrous +
Rostrum architecture or shape
bifid +
Rostrum prominence
characteristic +
Salt gland architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Salt gland pubescence
scurfy +
Salt gland shape
inflated +
Seed-coat architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Seed-coat relief
verrucate +  and striate +
Seed coloration
reddish-brown +, brown +  and black +
Seed orientation
vertical +
Seed quantity
1 +
Seed shape
rounded +  and flattened +
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Special status
Illustrated +
Spike height or length or size
short +
Spike shape
cylindric +
Stamen atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Stamen presence
absent +
Stamen quantity
1 +  and 3 +
Stem architecture
not armed +, not jointed +  and branched +
Stem architecture or shape
spiny +
Stem arrangement
opposite +  and alternate +
Stem arrangement or shape
stellate +
Stem growth form or orientation
prostrate +
Stem orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Stem pubescence
silvery +
Stem texture
not fleshy +
Stipule architecture
sessile +  and petiolate +
Stipule quantity
lacking +
Stipule size
reduced;small +
Stipule texture
fleshy +
Structure orientation
horizontal +  and vertical +
Style quantity
2 +
Surface architecture
prickly +
Surface architecture or coloration or relief
reticulate +
Surface architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Surface morphology
variable +
Surface prominence
indistinct +
Surface reflectance
shiny +
Surface relief
verrucate +
Synonyms
Corispermum imbricatum +, Corispermum marginale +  and Corispermum simplicissimum +
Taxon family
Chenopodiaceae +
Taxon name
Corispermum americanum var. americanum +
Taxon parent
Corispermum americanum +
Taxon rank
variety +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Wart coloration
whitish +  and reddish-brown spots +
Whole organism architecture
branched +
Whole organism duration
annual +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism pubescence
glabrous +
Whole organism reproduction
polygamous +, dioecious +  and monoecious +
Wing coloration or reflectance
translucent +
Wing width
0.2mm;0.3mm +
X chromosome quantity
9 +