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hians goosefoot
Scientific Name: Chenopodium hians
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Other Names:
Chenopodium hians: Hians Goosefoot and More
Chenopodium hians is a fascinating flowering plant belonging to the amaranth family, known by the common names hians goosefoot and gaping goosefoot.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Chenopodium hians Standl.
- Common Names: Hians goosefoot, gaping goosefoot, pinyon goosefoot
- Family: Amaranthaceae (formerly Chenopodiaceae, also known as the Goosefoot family)
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms: None explicitly stated, but note the older family name Chenopodiaceae.
Distribution and Habitat
- Chenopodium hians is native to California.
- It is also found in New Mexico (NM).
Morphological Characteristics
- It is an annual herb (a non-woody plant that is not a grass), also described as a forb/herb.
- Stems are erect, branched, and range from 1-4.5(-8) dm in height.
- Basal branches are erect and often weak, while distal branches are erect or nearly so.
- The plant is farinose (covered with a mealy powder), especially on the basal branches.
- Leaves are nonaromatic with petioles that are 0.2-0.7.
Quirky Facts
- The town of Chualar in California is named after a Native American term for a goosefoot abundant in the region, probably Chenopodium hians.
Further Information
- Discover Life has a page dedicated to the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Chenopodium hians.
- PNW Herbaria Specimens provides a list of Chenopodium hians specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria.
- CalPhotos offers images of Chenopodium hians.