MAPLE-LEAF GOOSEFOOT
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Chenopodium simplex (Torr. ) Raf.
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| [=Chenopodium gigantospermum Aellen] |
| Ottawa County, Kansas |
| Annual |
| Height: 1-5 feet |
| Family: Amaranthaceae - Amaranth Family |
| Flowering Period: July, August, September |
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| Stems: | | Erect, simple or branched above, glabrous. | | Leaves: | | Cauline, alternate; petiole .4 to 2.8 inches; blade ovate to triangular or deltate, 1.4 to 6 inches long, .8 to 3.6 inches wide, 3-veined from base, base cordate to rounded or truncate, margins usually coarsely sinuate-dentate, sometimes entire on upper leaves, tip acute to acuminate, surfaces glabrous. | | Inflorescences: | | Glomerules in terminal and axillary spikes and panicles. | | Flowers: | | Tepals 5, fused at base, lobes ovate to lanceolate, ca. 1/25 inch, obscurely keeled along midvein, partially covering fruit at maturity; stamens 5; styles 2; stigmas 2. | | Fruits: | | Achenes, depressed-ovoid; pericarp adherent, smooth; seeds horizontal, black, lenticular. | | Habitat: | | Disturbed oak-hickory woodlands, thickets, disturbed and shaded sites | | Distribution: | | Occurs nearly statewide | | Origin: | | Native | | Comments: | | Chenopodium, goose and foot, alluding to the shape of the leaves of some species. |
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