Corispermum americanum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Corispermum americanum (Nutt.) Nutt.

American bugseed

2018 Steve Matson

Corispermum americanum is an annual herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~7 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. americanum
Genus:	Corispermum
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Information about Corispermum americanum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (COAM8) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/16/2025).