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
Maximal 30 cm tall, annual, only on saline soils. plants: rarely tinged reddish,
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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Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
perennial herbaceous vegetation, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation, coastal drift lines
in nutritious, moist to wet, mostly saline habitats