Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

View additional distribution information on the Jepson eflora

Oxybasis rubra (syn. Chenopodium rubrum), common names Red Goosefoot or Coastblite Goosefoot, is a member of the genus Oxybasis, a segregate of Chenopodium (the goosefoots). It is native to North America and Eurasia. The Gosiute Shoshone name for the plant is on"-tim-pi-wa-tsip, on"-tim-pi-wa, on"-tim-pi-a-wa or on"-tim-pai-wa.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

4 - 36 in Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Fast

Calscape icon
Color

Red

Flowering season

Summer

Soil description

Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 21 likely

Confirmed Likely

Garden Webworm Moth

Achyra rantalis

The Nutmeg

Anarta trifolii

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica