''Oxybasis rubra''
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syn.
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''Chenopodium rubrum''), common names red goosefoot or coastblite goosefoot,
is a member of the genus ''
Oxybasis
''Oxybasis'' is a flowering plant genus from the subfamily Chenopodioideae of the family Amaranthaceae. It was first described in 1841, and newly used since 2012 for five species that were traditionally grouped into genus ''Chenopodium''. They o ...
'', a segregate of ''
Chenopodium'' (the goosefoots). It is native to North America and
Eurasia.
It is an
annual plant
An annual plant is a plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seeds, within one growing season, and then dies. The length of growing seasons and period in which they take place vary according to geographical ...
.
Conservation status in the United States
It is listed a special concern and believed
extirpated in
Connecticut. It is listed as endangered in
New Jersey, and as threatened in
Maine,
New Hampshire, and in
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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Native American
ethnobotany
Ethnobotany is the study of a region's plants and their practical uses through the traditional knowledge of a local culture and people. An ethnobotanist thus strives to document the local customs involving the practical uses of local flora for m ...
The
Goshute Shosone of
Utah use the seeds for food. The name of the plant in the
Goshute Shoshone language is on’-tǐm-pi-wa-tsǐp, on’-tǐm-pi-wa, on’-tǐm-pi-a-wa or on’-tǐm-pai-wa.
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Chenopodium rubrum''USDA Plants Profile: Chenopodium rubrumFlora of North America
Flowers in Israel
Chenopodioideae
Flora of the Canadian Prairies
Flora of California
Flora of the Great Basin
Flora of the California desert regions
Medicinal plants of Asia
Medicinal plants of Europe
Medicinal plants of North America
Flora of Lebanon
Flora of New Jersey
Flora of North America
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Plants used in Native American cuisine
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