| Author | H.A. Wahl | |
| Distribution | Mountains only. One known record: "Haywood County: Chambert [sic] Mt. [= Chambers Mountain], 3 mi. n. of Clyde, July 1938, Smathers 79 (PH)", as reported by Wahl, H.A., 1952-53, A Preliminary Study of the Genus Chenopodium in North America; Bartonia 27:1-46.
ME to Ont., south in the mountains to NC. | |
| Abundance | Long historical (SH State Rank). This is a Significantly Rare species. | |
| Habitat | Montane cliffs and overhangs. In VA -- "Dry, rocky open forests and woodlands; most known sites are on shale, siltstone, or moderately calcareous sandstones and support fairly diverse oak-hickory vegetation." (Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora website). |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting July - September. | |
| Identification | Fogg's Goosefoot is a small plant, only 6 inches or so tall, with narrow, lance-shaped to linear leaves. The largest leaves may have a pair of basal lobes. The inflorescence is terminal and also in axils of uppermost leaflike bracts. Plant parts are not farinose (white-powdery) or only sparsely so, unlike the state's other native (or presumed native) species in the genus. The slender leaves and specialized rocky habitat should clinch ID. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | Perhaps confused with the very similar C. standleyanum in some herbaria, but SERNEC has no records for either species in NC -- a moot point.
Members of the genus are often found in saline to brackish sites, but also fallow fields, waste lots, and other highly disturbed places. Each flower produces male and female parts plus a calyx; they are very small and not at all showy. Weakley's (2018) key must be used with care, and a dissecting scope is almost essential for successful identification. | |
| Other Common Name(s) | None | |
| State Rank | SH | |
| Global Rank | G2G3 | |
| State Status | SR-T | |
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