Goosefoot Moonpod (Acleisanthes chenopodioides (A. Gray) Standl.)
Also classified as Ammocodon chenopodioides.
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↑Summary
An herbaceous perennial native to the deserts of southwestern North America.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Native | |
| Native or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Habitat
Found in dry, rocky, sandy, and gravelly areas, as well as in clays rich in gypsum.
↑Links & External Resources
• Ammocodon chenopodioides (goosefoot moonpod) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Acleisanthes chenopodioides | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Acleisanthes chenopodioides | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Acleisanthes chenopodioides | Flora of North America (About This Site)
