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Dysphania botrys - Jerusalem oak goosefoot

Scientific Family
Chenopodiaceae
Synonyms
Botrydium botrys, Chenopodium botrys, Teloxys botrys
Other common names
feather-geranium
Jerusalem-Oak
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Introduced
Lifecycle
Annual
Height
To 2 feet
Riparian
Yes
Erect, aromatic plant with densely glandular-hairy stems and leaves.
Calyx and leaves without yellow dots; herbage glandular-pilose (bearing long, soft, straight hairs).

Habitat

Waste places near dwellings and in flood stream beds. Widely distributed but not common.
Plant Community
Riparian
Disturbed Areas
Low elevation
3000
High elevation
6000

Flower Characteristics

Short branched, leafless flower spikes emerge from leaf nodes along the stem. The flower calyx generally has 5 segments with the sepals weakly enclosing the fruit.
Flower color
Yellowish-green
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
No
First bloom month
June
Last bloom month
October
Flower clusters
Elongated

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaves are slender-petioled, ovate to oblong, 1/2 to 1-1/2 inches long, and the lobes are usually toothed.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Green
Leaf shape
Round or oval
Leaf margin
Lobed
Leaf attachment
Alternate
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves & stems
Spines
No

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit type
Achene
The seed is red-brown to black.