Chenopodium fremontii S. Watson
Fremont's Goosefoot
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
(Previously in Chenopodiaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Fremont's Goosefoot
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
(Previously in Chenopodiaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Chenopodium fremontii var. fremontii
Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems erect, solitary, much branched, 10-50 cm tall.
Leaves:
Stem leaves usually triangular with arrowhead-like lobes, entire except sometimes with a few teeth at the base, greenish on upper surfaces, usually greyish-mealy below, stalked, 1-4 cm long, rounded to pointed.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of dense clusters in large terminal and smaller lateral spikes, densely mealy, without stalks.
Fruits:
Thin, membranous envelopes, 1 mm wide; seeds obtusely margined, slightly roughened.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Chenopodium fremontii
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 |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
881 | 545 | 1370 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
58 | 25 | 85 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
187 | 125 | 225 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 0 | 2 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
4 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
PP | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
IDF(1), MS(1), PP(2) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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