Goosefoot (10)
Goosefoot is a genus of prolific, that is weedy, unattractive individuals. Tiny inconspicuous flowers grow in clusters yielding tens of thousands of seeds per plant. Many of the species are farinose, meaning they have a floury or mealy coating giving them a grayish appearance.
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Lamb's Quarters Family:
Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) A fast-growing weed that grows to 2 feet with tiny green flowers. Stems may be reddish. Leaves may have a whitish powder on the under-side and are oblong to triangular, broader and rounded at the base making a "goosefoot" shape, common to this genus. According to Flora of North America this is "... one of the worst weeds and most widespread synanthropic plants on the Earth, in its broad circumscription is also among the most polymorphic plant species." In other words, this is a vary varied species. Flora of North America reference. |
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Green Goosefoot Family:
Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) Grows to 2 feet with stalked leaves pointing upwards. The flowers are greenish and tiny in tight clusters which turn pinkish when they go to seed.
Flora of North America reference. |
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Aridland Goosefoot Family:
Amaranth (Amaranthaceae)
Flora of North America reference. |
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Fremont's Goosefoot Family:
Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) Grows to 2 feet with tiny green flowers. Similar to Lamb's Quarters but the leaves are bright green. Flora of North America reference. |
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Oak-leaf Goosefoot Family:
Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) Grows 12"-16" erect or prostrate branching from the base with reddish ribbed stems. Leaves are toothed and resemble an oak leaf. The leaves of this plant are not so pronounced. Flowers are in clusters with similar shaped leaf-like bracts. Flora of North America reference. |
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Fetid Goosefoot Family:
Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) Grows to 2 feet high with tiny flowers. Very aromatic. |
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An inconspicuous plant until the fall when foliage turns bright red.
Photo taken on:
September 25, 2011 Flora of North America reference. |
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Mealy Goosefoot Family:
Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) Grows to 6" high spreading with stems densely branched from the base. Leaves are less than ½", thick, goosefoot shaped and floury giving a gray appearance. Tiny flowers are in dense clusters. Flora of North America reference. |
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Mealy Goosefoot Photo taken on:
June 12, 2015 This photo shows both varieties of Chenopodium incanum growing next to each other. The differences are easily seen in the growth habit and size of the leaves. |
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Mealy Goosefoot Family:
Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) Grows erect to over 2 feet high with stems branched from the base. Leaves are 1" long and triangular with rounded, occasionally pointed, lobes and tips. Tiny flowers are in dense clusters spaced along the stem. Flora of North America reference. |
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New Mexico Goosefoot Family:
Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) Grows to 2 feet with triangular, stalked leaves. The underside of the leaves are slightly mealy. Flower heads are spikes of tiny, greenish clusters of round flowers with narrow, leaf-like bracts. Flora of North America reference. |
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Desert Goosefoot Family:
Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) Grows to 2½ feet covered in a whitish powder. Leaves are narrow without the lobes. Flowers are tiny and greenish in dense clusters with leaf-like bracts. Similar to Aridland Goosefoot but a much taller plant branching above, not from the base. Flora of North America reference. |
Grows erect to 14" high branching from the base and
densely covered in a whitish powder. Leaves are about 1" long, narrow
and fleshy without the typical goosefoot shape. Flowers are tiny
and greenish in dense clusters at the end of the branches and in the
leaf axils. Leaves are similar
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