California Goosefoot (Blitum californicum)
Description
This is a perennial herb producing a number of decumbent to erect stems which approach a meter in maximum height when growing upright.It grows from a thick,fleshy caudex.When there are many stems the plant may form a clump or mat.The leaves grow on long petioles and are triangular or arrowhead-shaped and up to about 0 centimeters long.The edges are deeply and sharply toothed.The inflorescences are spherical clusters dotted along an inflorescence-like spike.Each dense cluster contains several rounded flowers,with each flower a series of flat lobes covering the developing fruit.The fruit is a reddish utricle layered around the surface of the seed.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Amaranthaceae
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Genus: Blitum
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