familyChenopodiaceae
genusChenopodium
subgenusChenopodium subg. Chenopodium
subsectionChenopodium subsect. Polysperma
speciesChenopodium polyspermum
Chenopodium polyspermum var. polyspermum
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 286.
Plants spreading to suberect. Leaf blades green or yellowish green, apex usually obtuse. Inflorescences lax, cymose and axillary.
Phenology: Fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat: Moist disturbed soils, gardens, waste areas
Elevation: 10-100 m
Distribution
Introduced; Mass., N.J., N.Y., Pa., native to Europe, n Asia, introduced in many other regions of the world.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.