Oxybasis rubra (L.) S. Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch

Red Goosefoot, Coast Blite

Synonyms: Chenopodium rubrum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Amaranthaceae

Genus: Oxybasis

Species: Oxybasis rubra

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native, Introduced Subspecies

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
CT - State Special Concern (Believed Extirpated)
MA- State Historic (Not ranked or tracked)
ME - State Extirpated (var. rubrum)
NH - State Endangered

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: Not Listed

PHOTOS OF Oxybasis rubra