Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Chenopodium album L. Common name(s): lambsquarters, white goosefoot Links: USDA PLANTS Profile , NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”)
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young plant, mid-June (taller plant behind seedlings)
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lower leaves toothed/lobed, upper are entire. Note lack of “mealy” hairs on plant surfaces
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early flower, mid-July
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flowering, mid-August. Note 5 keeled sepals (“star-shaped”)
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late August, some sepals open to show black seeds
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late August
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