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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodium glaucum L. var. glaucum
oak-leaf goosefoot, oak-leaved goosefoot
Chenopodium: from Greek chen, "goose," and pous, "foot," or podion, "a little foot," referring to the shape of the leaves in some species
glaucum: having bloom, the fine, whitish powder that coats the leaves of certain plants
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| Status: | Introduced - adventive |
| Plant: | erect to bending, annual, 4"-16" tall forb usually branched from the base |
| Flower: | greenish, tiny, 3(4)-parted, no petals; inflorescence small, ball-like, separated clusters; blooms May-Sept. |
| Leaf: | lance-like to oblong, very white-mealy on the bottom, edges widely-toothed to wavy, no glandular hairs |
| Habitat: | disturbed areas |
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