Family Chenopodiaceae

Goosefoot Family

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Chenopodium oahuense   

Ka'ena Point NAR, Oahu

 

Kanaio, Maui

'AWEOWEO or 'AHEAHEA

Shrub or small tree in dry habitats from the coast to the subalpine zone.  Stems green or red.  Especially common in Saddle Road area on the island of Hawaii.  Endemic to Hawaii.

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Atriplex semibaccata

Lana'i Lookout, Oahu

 

Makapu'u, Oahu

Makapu'u, Oahu

AUSTRALIAN SALTBUSH

Prostrate perennial herb of dry coastal lowlands.  Native to Australia.

Atriplex suberecta

Kaloko, Oahu

SALTBUSH

Annual herb of dry disturbed areas.  Native to Australia & South Africa.

Chenopodium murale

Kaloko, Oahu

LAMB'S QUARTERS

Annual herb of dry disturbed areas.  Widespread weed native to the Mediterranean to SW Asia.

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