View in other NatureServe Network Field Guides
NatureServe
Montana
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
Wisconsin
British Columbia
South Carolina
Yukon
California
New York
Fremont's Goosefoot - Chenopodium fremontii
No photos are currently available
If you have a high quality photo of this species, are confident in the identification, and would like to submit it
for inclusion on the Montana Field Guide, please send it to us using our online photo submission tool.
Native Species Global Rank :
G5
State Rank :
SNR
C-value :
3
Agency Status USFWS :
USFS :
BLM :
External Links
General Description
Stems erect to spreading, branched above, farinose, 10–60 cm. Leaf blades farinose beneath (sometimes sparse), ovate to triangular, often hastate, 1–4 cm long with entire or wavy margins. Inflorescence glomerules 1–2 mm across in interrupted terminal and axillary spikes. Flowers: calyx segments 5, distinct to the base, 0.7–1.0 mm long; stamens 5. Seed round, smooth, ca. 1 mm (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX ).
Range Comments
In MT mostly western third of state and Yellowstone region; AB, SK south to CA, NM, TX, and Mexico (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX ).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 45
(Click on the following maps and charts to see full sized version)
Map Help and Descriptions
Relative Density
Recency
(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)
Habitat
Open soil of outcrops, bare slopes and disturbed habitats; plains, valleys, montane (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX ).
Stewardship Responsibility
References
Literature Cited AboveLegend: Additional ReferencesLegend: Do you know of a citation we're missing? Web Search Engines for Articles on "Fremont's Goosefoot"
