LAMB’S-QUARTERS

Class: Chenopodium album

Family: GOOSEFOOT FAMILY

Sub Family: Chenopodiaceae

Year: Annual

Other Names: Fat Hen, Goosefoot

Colour: Green to brownish-green

Height: 30 cm-1.2 m (1-4')

Each Flower: Very small and green with mealy, 5-lobed calyx and no petals

Leaves: Alternate up full length of stem; roundly isosceles triangular, and irregularly toothed, with stems; blades are whitish beneath

Stems: Many-branched, woody, pale green with darker green stripes, smooth and roundly ribbed

Blooming Period: June - September

Habitat: Roadsides and waste places

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