Chenopodium luteum Benet-Pierce
Madroño 66: 68. 2019.
Etymology |
From the latin luteus (“yellow”), because of the yellow color of the pericarp on the fruit. |
Description: |
Erect medium size plant, simple or branched, 2-9 dm high, dark green. Leaf blades trullate very occ. unlobed, ~2.8 cm long by ~1 cm wide, base cuneate to obtuse and apex narrowly obtuse or acute. Upper blades are lanceolate, elliptic or narrowly elliptic, ~1.6-1 cm long by .9 to .6 cm wide, entire. Inflorescences are terminal and axillary panicles of glomerate spikes ~ 25 cm, flowers sessile ca.1 mm in diameter. Fruits ~ 1.2 mm oblate to conical, ~ 7 mm in side view; pericarp weakly adherent, frequently semi-adherent pale yellow aging to darker yellow. |
Distribution: |
California: Eldorado, Fresno, Inyo, Lassen, Mono, and Tulare counties. |
Synonyms: |
Chenopodium hians Standl. |
Type: |
Peñalosa 2121: CAS 457912 |
Website Info: |
We thank all the Herbaria who have very generously have allowed us to display their images. All images with a RED outline were either provided by the linked Herbaria or given us access to their website to obtain such images, or they were scanned while on loan to us. Please see the credits and further information by clicking on the Herbaria acronyms. The specimens’ images without such red outline, were taken by us during our research visits. All fruit and seed images have been taken with the Visionary Digital Microscope System, Dun, Inc. Palmyra, VA by Lee Simpson at San Diego State University. Website development by Lee Simpson. Contact: sdsuherbarium@sdsu.edu |
Map:
Habitat and Field Images
Type Specimen:
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Peñalosa 2121
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Honer 1583
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CAS 390821 |
CAS 390823 |
DeDecker 3350
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Helmkamp 885-8
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Honer 216
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Benet-Pierce 880
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Howell 33781
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Helmkamp 885-9
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Quibell 8054
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Nuri Benet-Pierce 103
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Ertter 7871
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CAS 85855 |
CAS 85856 |
UCR 224279 |
SDSU 21995 |