genus
Goosefoots
Chenopodium
Field notes
Children 24 of 45
- Common Lambsquarters native
- Fig-leaved Goosefoot introduced
- Pitseed Goosefoot native
- Striped Goosefoot present
- Tree Spinach introduced
- Fragrant Saltbush
- Chenopodium acuminatum
- Fremont's Goosefoot native
- Grey Goosefoot present
- Fishweed
- Stinking Goosefoot introduced
- Quinoa
- Mealy Goosefoot native
- Desert Goosefoot native
- ʻAweoweo native
- Berry Saltbush
- Ukrainian Goosefoot
- Frosted Goosefoot
- Chenopodium formosanum
- Narrowleaf Goosefoot native
- Chenopodium allanii
- Chenopodium karoi
- Pinyon Goosefoot native
- Swedish Goosefoot
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native goosefoots All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Common Lambsquarters
Chenopodium album
caterpillars
32
hosts
1
food
59
flowers
12
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Pitseed Goosefoot
Chenopodium berlandieri
caterpillars
24
food
22
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Desert Goosefoot
Chenopodium pratericola
caterpillars
24
food
16
flowers
1
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Mealy Goosefoot
Chenopodium incanum
caterpillars
21
food
13
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Fremont's Goosefoot
Chenopodium fremontii
caterpillars
19
food
13
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Pinyon Goosefoot
Chenopodium atrovirens
caterpillars
19
food
13
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Narrowleaf Goosefoot
Chenopodium leptophyllum
caterpillars
18
food
12
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Woodland Goosefoot
Chenopodium standleyanum
caterpillars
17
food
12
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Aridland Goosefoot
Chenopodium desiccatum
caterpillars
15
food
21
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Fogg's Goosefoot
Chenopodium foggii
caterpillars
14
food
11
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Watson's Goosefoot
Chenopodium watsonii
caterpillars
13
food
7
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Nevada Goosefoot
Chenopodium nevadense
caterpillars
7
food
7
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ʻAweoweo
Chenopodium oahuense
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Smooth Goosefoot
Chenopodium subglabrum