Common Name: common lambsquarters, white goosefoot, mealweed, fat hen
Scientific Name: Chenopodium album L.
Family Name: Chenopodiaceae - Goosefoot Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - annual, reproducing by seeds

stems - upright, hairless, branched; often appear reddish-purple, red or light green striated, conspicuous grooves growth habit, stems, seedling 1, seedling 2

leaves - alternate, triangular, toothed, mealy white coating (especially below) leaves, seedlings

flowers - green, small, no petals absent; clusters form axillary panicles flowers

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