Status: Native
Synonyms:
Chenopodium cornutum (Torrey) Bentham & Hooker
Chenopodium graveolens Willdenow var. neomexicana (Aellen) Aellen
Chenopodium incisum Poiret var. neomexicanum Aellen
Teloxys graveolens (Willdenow) W.A. Weber
Dysphania graveolens is not conspicuous in the spring and summer, but by the late summer and fall it is quite noticable as its stems and branches change color from lime green to bright red. The leaves are deeply cleft. Dysphania graveolens is found in middle to upper elevations.
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Dysphania graveolens, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 22, 2007
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