Chenopodium album L.
Common Name : Common lambsquarter
Family : Chenopodiaceae

HABIT |
A POLYMORPHOUS, NON-AROMATIC, ERECT HERB. |
STEMS |
0.3-3 M TALL WITH ANGLED STEMS THAT ARE OFTEN STRIPED GREEN, RED OR PURPLE, CLAMMY TO THE TOUCH. |
LEAVES |
LEAVES VERY VARIABLE IN SIZE AND SHAPE, RHOMBOID, DELTOID TO LANCEOLATE, UPPER LEAVES ENTIRE, LOWER ONES TOOTHED OR IRREGULARLY LOBES, 10-15 CM LONG, WITH PETIOLES OFTEN AS LONG AS LEAF BLADES. |
FLOWERS |
GREEN, BORNE IN CLUSTERS FORMING A COMPACT OR LOOSELY PANICLED AXILLARY SPIKE. |
FRUITS |
UTRICLE. |
SEEDS |
ROUND, COMPRESSED, BLACK AND SHINING. |