S. Watson
Pronunciation: ken-o-PODE-ee-um ka-li-FOR-ni-kum
Common name: California goosefoot
Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot)
Habitat: Dryish plains and slopes below 5000', many
plant communities, cismontane to desert edge
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Chenopodium
2) californicum