Corispermum americanum var. americanum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Corispermum americanum (Nutt.) Nutt. var. americanum

American bugseed

2018 Steve Matson

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

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~6 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Corispermum 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 JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Corispermum hyssopifolium var. americanum
PLANTS	Corispermum marginale
PLANTS	Corispermum orientale
PLANTS	Corispermum simplicissimum

Information about Corispermum americanum var. americanum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (COAMA2) 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 CNPS Inventory: 2B.2 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: 05/18/2025).