Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Blitum nuttallianum Schult.
(Nuttall's Poverty-Weed)
Family: Amaranthaceae
Status: Exotic
Synonyms:
Monolepis chenopodioides Moq.
Monolepis nuttalliana (Schult.) Greene
Blitum nuttallianum is a spreading to ascending weedy herb of disturbed ground. It typically has reddish stems and succulent leaves with one hastate lobe. The inflorescences are axillary.
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Blitum nuttallianum, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Cliff, Sycamore Canyon, April 19, 2024

Blitum nuttallianum, habit, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Cliff, Sycamore Canyon, April 19, 2024

Blitum nuttallianum, leaves and inflorescences, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Cliff, Sycamore Canyon, April 19, 2024

Blitum nuttallianum, leaves and inflorescences, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Cliff, Sycamore Canyon, April 19, 2024

Blitum nuttallianum, leaves and inflorescences, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Cliff, Sycamore Canyon, April 19, 2024
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