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Your search found 10 taxa in the family Chenopodiaceae, Goosefoot family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Mexican-tea, Epazote
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dysphania ambrosioides FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dysphania ambrosioides FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Chenopodium ambrosioides 064-03-001 FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
Habitat: Disturbed habitats; common, probably native southward
Common
Non-native? the original range unclear (probably native southwards)
Common Name: Wormseed, Epazote
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dysphania anthelmintica FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Dysphania anthelmintica FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Chenopodium ambrosioides 064-03-001? FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
Habitat: Dunes, also in disturbed areas
Common in Coastal Plain
Native to the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Lambsquarters, Pigweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Chenopodium album var. album FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Chenopodium album var. album FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Chenopodium album 064-03-002 FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
Habitat: Disturbed soils, gardens
Common
Native & non-native
Common Name: Spear Orach
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Atriplex patula FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Atriplex patula FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Atriplex patula 064-04-002 FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, inland saline areas
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name: Thinleaf Orach, Fat-hen, Triangle Orach
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Atriplex prostrata FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Atriplex prostrata FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Atriplex patula 064-04-002? FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
Habitat: Marsh edges, brackish flats
Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare in GA)
Non-native: Eurasia?
Common Name:
American Glasswort, Samphire, Pickleweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Salicornia virginica FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Salicornia depressa FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Salicornia europaea 064-05-002 FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
Habitat: Salt pannes in coastal marshes
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Perennial Glasswort, Woody Glasswort, Pickleweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Salicornia ambigua FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN, APPARENTLY MISAPPLIED TO EAST COAST MATERIAL PLANTS National Database: Sarcocornia perennis FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
(?) (MISAPPLIED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Salicornia virginica 064-05-003 FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
Habitat: Coastal salt marshes, primarily in salt pannes
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Northern Saltwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Salsola kali var. kali FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Salsola kali ssp. kali FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Salsola kali 064-07-001 FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
Habitat: Upper beaches, fore-dunes, and island-end flats
Rare
Generally considered to be introduced in North America but it may well be native
Common Name:
Southern Saltwort, Carolina Saltwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Salsola kali var. caroliniana FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Salsola kali ssp. pontica FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Salsola kali 064-07-001? FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
Habitat: Upper beaches, fore-dunes, and island-end flats, rarely inland in disturbed areas
Uncommon
Often considered to be introduced in North America but it may well be native
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Common Name: Russian Thistle, Tumbleweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Salsola tragus FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Salsola tragus FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Salsola kali 064-07-001? FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Non-native: Eurasia
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