MAPLELEAF GOOSEFOOT

MAPLELEAF GOOSEFOOT

Chenopodium simplex
GOOSEFOOT FAMILY (Chenopodiaceae)

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This plant appears to be a native annual. The erect, angled stem, up to 6 feet tall, carries large alternate leaves on stalks. The leaves are triangular, up to 8 inches long, with large teeth, somewhat resembling maple leaves (A,C). The tiny greenish flowers are densely clustered on branched spikes forming a plume at the top of the plant (A,B). The fruit is shiny black, encased in tepals which turn pink by October (D).

Grows along roadsides and disturbed ground, flowering from June through September. At Neale Woods, uncommon near the pond in Jonas Valley and on River Trail.

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