E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Blitum capitatum subsp. capitatum (L.) Asch.
Chenopodiaceae

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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Distribution of Blitum capitatum subsp. capitatum
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Species Information

General:
Annual herb from a stout taproot; stems erect, several, branched, 20-80 cm tall, glabrous.

Leaves:
Leaves alternate, greenish on both surfaces, 2-10 cm long, triangular, arrowhead-shaped at the base.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of axillary, dense, spikelike clusters, green, becoming reddish and fleshy in fruit; fruiting clusters more than 4 mm wide at maturity.

Fruits:
Thin, membranous envelopes, laterally flattened; seeds erect, oblong, 0.9 mm long. vol2_8

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat and Range

Mesic to dry disturbed areas and waste places in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; common throughout most of BC, rare W of the Coast-Cascade Mountains; N to AK, YT and NT, E to PQ and NS and S to PA, MN, NM and CA; also Eurasia; native status uncertain.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S5	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Asch.