Dysphania chilensis

Family: Chenopodiaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Chilean goosefoot is a naturalized perennial found in northern California Coast Ranges, northern Sierra Nevada foothills, Sacramento Valley, and San Francisco Bay Area in disturbed areas and streambeds at elevations below 500 meters. Flowering from August to September, this plant produces small green-white flowers in dense terminal and axillary spikes. Growing 40 to 60 centimeters tall with glandular stems covered in long, soft, wavy hairs, it develops a distinctive branching structure. Its lanceolate leaves are 20 to 90 millimeters long with straight, widely spaced teeth and an acuminate tip, densely covered in glandular surfaces. The tiny fruits are approximately 0.8 millimeters in diameter with a glandular wall that encloses and protects the seed.

Habitat: Disturbed areas, streambeds

Bloom period: Aug-Sep

Elevation: < 500 m

Bioregions: NCoRO, n SNF, ScV, SnFrB

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