Latin name: Chenopodium macrospermum Hook. f.
  Pronunciation: ken-o-PODE-ee-um mak-ro-SPER-
  mum

  Common name: Coast goosefoot
  Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot)
  Habitat: Wet places, marshes, coastal strand, San
  Diego Co. north, native to South America
  Blooming period: July to October
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Chenopodium
  2) macrospermum
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