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Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf.
mapleleaf goosefoot
Symbol: CHSI2
Group: Dicot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Synonyms:
CHSI2 Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf.
 

CHGI2

Chenopodium gigantospermum Aellen
 

CHHY

Chenopodium hybridum auct. non L.
 

CHHYG

Chenopodium hybridum L. ssp. gigantospermum (Aellen) Hultén
 

CHHYG2

Chenopodium hybridum L. var. gigantospermum (Aellen) Rouleau
 

CHHYS

Chenopodium hybridum L. var. simplex Torr.
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Plant Distribution by State

Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf.

CHSI2

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Related Taxa:
Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf.

View 30 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 48 species in Chenopodium

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Classification:
Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Caryophyllidae –
                      Order Caryophyllales –
                         Family Chenopodiaceae – Goosefoot family
                            Genus Chenopodium L. – goosefoot
                               Species Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf. – mapleleaf goosefoot

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf.
The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Maryland:
    Chenopodium gigantospermum Aellen
       maple-leaved goosefoot     Endangered

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Invasive Information:
Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf.
    Chenopodium gigantospermum Aellen
        mapleleaf goosefoot
The synonym italicized and indented above is listed as invasive weeds by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501487.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf.

    Weed Science Society of America

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