Chenopodium album L.
lambsquarters
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CHAL7 |
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Dicot |
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Chenopodiaceae |
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Annual
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Forb/herb
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NI |
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| GL |
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Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution
JPEG file.
Bill Summers. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
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Images:
Chenopodium album L.
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see all the Chenopodium thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery
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Distribution:
Chenopodium album L.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM) |
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Related Taxa:
Chenopodium album L.
View
34 genera in Chenopodiaceae,
50 species in Chenopodium
or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
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Native
Introduced
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Classification:
Chenopodium album L.
Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS
Classification Report.
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Chenopodium album L.
The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.
Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant
list for that location.
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U.S. Weed Information:
Chenopodium album L.
common lambsquarters
lambsquarters
white goosefoot
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
| KY |
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Haragan, P.D.
1991.
Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide.
The University Press of Kentucky.
Lexington, Kentucky.
278pp.
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Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso.
1997.
Weeds of the Northeast.
Cornell University Press.
Ithaca, New York.
397pp.
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Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick.
1994.
Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains.
Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry.
Lincoln, Nebraska.
589pp.
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Southern Weed Science Society.
1998.
Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM.
Southern Weed Science Society.
Champaign, Illinois.
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Introduced Information:
Chenopodium album L.
This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS
Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on
link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Chenopodium album L.
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Reg. 1 |
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Reg. 0 |
Reg. A |
Reg. C |
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FACU+ |
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FAC |
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FAC |
FAC- |
FACU |
FAC |
FAC |
FACU |
NO |
FACU |
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Chenopodium album L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20592.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
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Related Web Sites:
Chenopodium album L.
Arizona: abstract & image of common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album)
Manitoba Agriculture - Weeds in Crop Production: abstract & images
NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification
UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images
Virginia: abstract & image
Weed Science Society of America
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![Distribution of Chenopodium album L. var. candicans Moq. [excluded]. .](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20081008215017im_/http://plants.usda.gov/maps/thumbs/CH/CHALC3.png "Distribution of Chenopodium album L. var. candicans Moq. [excluded]. .")
![Distribution of Chenopodium album L. var. centrorubrum Makino [excluded]. .](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20081008215017im_/http://plants.usda.gov/maps/thumbs/CH/CHALC4.png "Distribution of Chenopodium album L. var. centrorubrum Makino [excluded]. .")
