Chenopodium rubrum, Red Goosefoot,
כף-אוז אדומה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Chenopodium rubrum L. |
| Common name: |
| Red Goosefoot |
| Hebrew name: |
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| Family: |
| Chenopodiaceae, סלקיים |
Date Picture Taken: June 1, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire, dissected, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| Green |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Disturbed habitats |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Pluriregional; boreal-tropical |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: June 1, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Chenopodium, from Greek chen, "goose," and pous, "foot," or podion, "a little foot," referring to the shape of the leaves in some species.
rubrum, red, ruddy
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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