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Family Chenopodiaceae
Corispermum pallasii Steven
Pallas bugseeed, Siberian bugseed
Corispermum: (1) Munz says from Greek Coris, "a bedbug," and sperma, "seed" (2) Jepson says I believe correctly from the root cori, "leather or leathery," and sperma, "seed," thus "leathery-seeded"
pallasii: for Peter Simon Pallis, noted German Botanist and Zoologist, who did a great deal of work in Russia for Empress Catharine the Great
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 4"-20" tall forb, branching from the base; stems sparsely covered with hairs, becoming smooth |
| Flower: | tiny, 5-parted; inflorescence compact and dense, more or less oval clusters |
| Fruit: | brownish, winged obovate-elliptical |
| Leaf: | alternate, stalkless, linear to lance-like |
| Habitat: | shores, waste places; in sandy, gravelly soil |
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