Dysphania atriplicifolia (Sprengel) G. Kadereit

Locations ofDysphania atriplicifolia (Sprengel) G. Kadereit in Virginia

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Family
Chenopodiaceae
Botanical Name
Dysphania atriplicifolia (Sprengel) G. Kadereit
Common Name
Winged Pigweed
Synonym(s)
Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult.
Comments
A recent molecular phylogenetic study of the Dysphanieae (Uotila et al. 2021, Taxon 70: 526-551) found that Cycloloma was nested within Dysphania and resulted in the transfer of the formerly monotypic genus.
Habitat
Maritime dunes, sandy fields and waste ground. Rare, Coastal Plain; known only from Northampton County and the cities of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake. It's been known from Craney Island (City of Portsmouth) by several collections at ODU, the earliest being in 1973.
Native Status
Native

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