lambsquarters

Chenopodium album

Weed Characteristics

Other Names: common lambsquarters, lambsquarters goosefoot, white goosefoot, fat-hen, pigweed, mealweed

Leaf Type: Broadleaf

Flowers: Tiny green flowers without stems or petals grow in dense clusters at stem ends and branches.

Leaves: Dull green, toothed, and triangular to diamond-shaped.

Life Cycle: Summer annual

Among the most common of all annual weeds. Leaves are generally diamond-shaped to triangular, toothed, and dull green with a powdery white coating that can be easily rubbed off. Small flowers are clustered in short spikes at stem ends. Stems are often striped with red at maturity. Plants grow 3 to 5 ft tall.

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