Red Goosefoot
Chenopodium rubrum L.
Goosefoot family
Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Annual
Mature Height
3.0 feet
Flower Color
Red
Bloom Time
Late Summer
Growing Conditions
Light
Shade Tolerance
Intolerant
Water
Water Use
High
Drought Tolerance
Low
Flood Tolerance
High
Soil
Soil Types
Clay, Loam, Sand
CaCO3 Tolerance
Low
Fertility Need
Medium
Stress Tolerance
Fire Tolerance
None
Salt Tolerance
High
Climate
pH Range
6.0 – 8.5
Frost-Free Days
80 days
Precipitation
20 – 60 in
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
- MEX: Mexico Northeast
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N), SPM (W)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.
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