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Chenopodium berlandieri

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Pit-seed Goosefoot

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146441
Element CodePDCHE09070
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusChenopodium
Other Common Names
Berlandier's Goosefoot (EN) Chénopode de Berlandier (FR) pitseed goosefoot (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2024-05-06
Change Date1984-02-29
Edition Date2024-05-06
Edition AuthorsSoteropoulos (2024)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Chenopodium berlandieri is a wide-ranging annual forb in a variety of habitats, including many disturbed habitats, occurring natively in North America and Central America from Alaska, the Northwest Territories, and Quebec south to Honduras, and it has been introduced widely. Little is known about threats or trends, but with a large range extent, over 1,200 occurrences, abundant habitat, broad habitat preferences, and no obvious intrinsic vulnerabilities, this species is considered secure.
Range Extent Comments
Chenopodium berlandieri occurs natively in North America and Central America from Alaska, the Northwest Territories, and Quebec south to Honduras, and it has been introduced widely (FNA 2003).
Occurrences Comments
By applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data documented between 1993 and 2024, it is estimated that there are over 1200 occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, NatureServe 2024, SEINet 2024).
Threat Impact Comments
Although threats are not widely documented, this species is potentially threatened by development, road maintenance, invasive species, and other threats in some places, though there is insufficient data. However, their overall impact is likely negligible given the species' broad range, large number of occurrences, tolerance of light disturbance, and affinity for typically abundant habitats, as well as no obvious intrinsic vulnerabilities.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Chenopodium berlandieri grows in a variety of habitats, including mud-flats, marshes, beaches, oceanic bluffs, gravel bars, sandy river bottoms, alluvial river banks and several disturbed habitats such as fields, cultivated ground, flower beds, roadside rights-of-way, and yards (FNA 2003).
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceousOld fieldSand/duneCliffCropland/hedgerowUrban/edificarian
Palustrine Habitats
FORESTED WETLANDRiparian
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
QuebecSNANo
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
ManitobaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
KentuckySNANo
OklahomaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
VermontS1Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
MississippiSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
WyomingS5Yes
MichiganSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
North CarolinaSUYes
AlabamaSNRYes
MontanaSUYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
FloridaS4Yes
IowaS3Yes
PennsylvaniaSNAYes
TennesseeSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNANo
MinnesotaSNRYes
MaineS4Yes
ColoradoS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
Unknown/undetermined———

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Plant Characteristics
DurationANNUAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
ColdwaterCleveland National Forest8,402
San SevaineSan Bernardino National Forest6,866
References (6)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
  2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2024. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2024).
  3. iNaturalist. 2024. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2024).
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  5. NatureServe. 2024. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.
  6. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2024. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2024).