Oxybasis chenopodioides (syn. Chenopodium chenopodioides) is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae known by the common name saltmarsh goosefoot (or low goosefoot in America). It is native to Europe, Asia and parts of Africa, where it grows on bare mud in brackish hollows in coastal grassland, inland salt steppes and salty deserts. It has spread to similar habitats in both North and South America. Its habitat is an uncommon one and is threatened by agricultural improvement in many areas, but overall its populations are stable. This species often grows with, and is easily confused with the closely related red goosefoot.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Low Goosefoot being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Oxybasis
- Species
- Oxybasis chenopodioides
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