Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Amaranthaceae (Pigweed family)
Genus: Oxybasis ()
Oxybasis rubra (L.) S. Fuentes & al. - Red Goosefoot
Oxybasis chenopodioides (L.) S. Fuentes & al. - Saltmarsh Goosefoot
Oxybasis glauca (L.) S. Fuentes & al. - Oak-Leaved Goosefoot
Oxybasis urbica (L.) S. Fuentes & al. - Upright Goosefoot
10–50 cm tall, annual. inflorescence: clustered, in a spike-like to panicle-like whole-inflorescence,
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Natural, established occurences | ![]() |
Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards, coastal drift lines
in nutritious, occasionally saline habitats