Participant Info

Species

Chenopodium berlandieri

Family

Amaranthaceae

CommonName

pitseed goosefoot

Presence

Yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1930

LatestDate

2022

Ecosystem

shrubland, montane, ruderal, urban, sanddunes

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos, UBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Baca

Other Localities

Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell, Mineral Co, 2 miles S of Creede, 23 July 2020; Rio Grande Co, Del Norte street side 18 Sept 2022

Comments

Pitseed goosefoot (Chenopodium berlandieri) is well represented in the Watershed with vouchers, on both sides of the Watershed. Judging from collections, it is much more common than lambsquarter (Chenopodium album), with which C. berlandieri shares that same habitats—including streets and alleys of towns—and from which it can be distinguished by its honeycombed fruits. It is present in all USA states (least of all in the South), and follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico and Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. See Annotated Page

Annotation

Yes