Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Chenopodium watsonii (Watson's Goosefoot)
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Habitat: disturbed areas,rocky slopes
Life Form: forb,annual Leaf Description: alternate,petiolate,triangular or ovate,simple Flower Color: greenish or green Flowering Period: Mar. to Sept. Spines: spineless Family: Amaranthaceae (amaranth family) Abundance: uncommon Additional Information: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, and J. Malusa. 2014. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 8. Eudicots: Acanthaceae to Apocynaceae. Phytoneuron 2014-85, 1-71 page 37 (8.5 MB pdf) |
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Our member horticultural expert is Hank Jorgensen. For more information on this plant species, see Hank's page (opens in a new tab).
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