Desert Goosefoot, Pale Goosefoot, Narrowleaf Goosefoot, Chenopodium pratericola, Amaranth Family (Amaranthaceae)

​The Bloom Blog
Blooming this week in the environs of Abiquiú
By Wildflowers of the Southern Rocky Mountains for tips.   

Found in sandy areas, floodplains, saline or alkaline soils
Seen blooming in August near the Rio Chama

Desert Goosefoot has no showy blooms and would disappear into the background but for its height and whitish appearance. It grows to about three feet high covered in a whitish powder. Members of the Goosefoot genus are so called because their leaves are shaped like a goose’s foot but the leaves of Desert Goosefoot are mostly narrow. Lower leaves may have the lobes that give them the goose foot shape but these usually wither as the plant matures. Flowers are tiny and greenish in dense clusters. Leaves and young shoots can be cooked and eaten like spinach. Seed can be ground into a powder and mixed with wheat or other cereals in making bread etc. Source.

If you are trying to identify a different flower then you can check what other flowers bloom this month. If you cannot identify a flower from the website, send a photo and where you took it to contact@rockymountainsflora.com. Read online for tips.