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Chenopodium atrovirens Rydb.
Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 131. 1900.

Etymology	From the latin ‘atro: dark (from atratus = blackened, dark) and virens: green;dark green
Description:	Stem 3-5 dm. high, branched, striate, obtusely angled; leaves slender-petioled, broadly ovate, obtuse, truncate, or the upper mucronate, entire, sometimes slightly hastately lobed at the base, three-nerved, very dark green, only sparingly mealy, rather thick and somewhat flashy, 1-3 cm. long and 5-15 mm. wide; flowers in small spike-like glomerulus in the axils of the leaves and in compound interrupted spikes at the ends of the branches, very small and sparingly mealy seeds lenticular, 1 mm. long, almost black, smooth, easily separating from the pericarp. - Rydberg
Distribution:	USA: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT
Synonyms:	Chenopodium aridum A. Nelson Chenopodium fremontii S. Watson var. atrovirens (Rydb.) Fosberg Chenopodium wolfii Rydb.
Type:	Rydberg & Bessey 3948: NY 324307 (Holotype); US 360720, F 81364, K (Isotypes)
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