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fetid goosefoot

Scientific Name: Chenopodium graveolens

Family: Chenopodiaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Annual

Other Names:

       

Fetid Goosefoot

This page provides information about the Fetid Goosefoot, focusing on its characteristics, distribution, and potential interactions with the environment.

Considerations for Pets

  • The plant has a notable odor that some animals might find either attractive or repulsive.

Considerations for Children

  • The plant has a notable odor that some children might find either attractive or repulsive.

Scientific Name and Common Names

  • Scientific Name: Dysphania graveolens (Willd.) Mosyakin & Clemants. It is also frequently referred to by its older name, Chenopodium graveolens Willd.
  • Common Names: Fetid Goosefoot, Fetid Marigold, Hians Goosefoot, Narrowleaf Goosefoot, Desert Goosefoot.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Family: Amaranthaceae (formerly Chenopodiaceae)
  • Synonyms: Chenopodium graveolens, Chenopodium graveolens var. neomexicanum, Chenopodium incisum var. neomexicanum
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species

Distribution and Habitat

  • Native to parts of the American Southwest, Mexico, and Central America.
  • Occasionally found in New England as an introduction.
  • Grows in the shade of pines and junipers, or occasionally in open dry plains and ridge tops.
  • Also found among burned Ponderosa Pine forests.
  • Widespread in middle to upper elevations of Arizona.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Erect annual forb with a slender stem and several branches.
  • Turns strikingly red in autumn.
  • Non-woody plant (herb).

Quirky Facts

  • Despite its name, some find the plant's odor wonderfully minty.
  • The Zuni people traditionally steep the plant in water for various uses.

Ecological Role

  • A native annual plant that can be found on burned slopes.

Traditional Uses

  • The Zuni people steep the plant in water.
  • Historically used as an emetic by the Keres (Western).
  • Used as a liniment in the Mountain Chant.

Further Information

  • Flora of North America reference: Chenopodium atrovirens, Chenopodium graveloens.
  • Discover Life: Biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Chenopodium graveolens.
  • Native Plants of Arizona 2004 by Adrian Stone
  • Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences.