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Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene
Nuttall's povertyweed
Symbol: MONU
Group: Dicot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Photograph of Monolepis nuttalliana to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento, CA. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Distribution by State

Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene

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Related Taxa:
Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene

View 30 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 3 species in Monolepis

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Classification:
Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene

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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 Monolepis Schrad. – povertyweed
                               Species Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene – Nuttall's povertyweed

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Invasive Information:
Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene
        patata
        patota
        monolepis
        Nuttall's poverty weed
        povertyweed
This plant is considered invasive 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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Wetland Indicator Status:
Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACW NI NI UPL FAC FACW FACU* FAC FACW FAC- FACW FAC NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20700.

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    Arizona: abstract & image of patata (Monolepis nuttalliana)

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