Chenopodiastrum simplex (Torr.) Raf.
maple-leaved goosefoot
Chenopodiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
maple-leaved goosefoot
Chenopodiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems erect, solitary to numerous, simple to freely branched, 0.2-1.5 m tall, glabrous except glandular in the inflorescence.
Leaves:
Stem leaves alternate, broadly deltoid to egg-shaped, 5-20 cm long, shallow to prominently toothed or lobed, glabrous.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of somewhat dense clusters in large terminal panicles and sometimes in reduced lateral spikes or panicles, greenish; sepals of the fruiting plant not keeled.
Fruits:
Thin, wide, membranous envelopes; seeds strongly flattened, margins sharply angled, horizontal, surface finely pitted.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Chenopodiastrum simplex
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
855 | 820 | 925 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
13 | 5 | 25 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
322 | 315 | 330 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 4 | 5 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
3 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
IDF(3) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist to dry forests and disturbed areas in the montane zone; infrequent in SC and SE BC, rare northward to Dawson Creek; introduced from Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf.