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Goosefoot Family

  

Chenopodiaceae - Goosefoot family
Nuttall's Povertyweed Monolepis nuttalliana
Sprawling to upright plant about 12" tall. Flowers (and fruit) grow on main stem, heavily clustered at leaf nodes. Leaves are variable, usually with two lobes at base, sometimes with small teeth at tip, about 1" long, longest lower down. Fruit ripens to red.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April 2005
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Shackelford, Coleman, Brown, Coke)

     

Chenopodiaceae - Goosefoot family
Desert Goosefoot Chenopodium pratericola
Plant about 24" tall. 6"-8" tall spike, of tight small round green flower clusters, white stems. Leaves 1"-2" long with a prominent center vein, various lengths, mostly entire.
Young shoots and leaves are edible, boiled. Seeds are edible, soak overnight then boil discarding water several times.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, June 2004
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Callahan, Coleman, Coke, Nolan)

Similar Species

Pitseed Goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri
Flower looks like Desert Goosefoot. Leaf has sharp side lobes.
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Shackelford, Coleman, Brown, Coke)

              

Chenopodiaceae - Goosefoot family
Lambsquarters Chenopodium album
Balls of tiny flowers in dense clusters at the top of the stem. Leaves are widest lower than middle with uneven teeth to the tip. Early leaves are purplish below turning whitish. Leaves mixed in with seeds are linear. Winter leaves turn red. End of season and during drought. Plants grow to 6 feet tall. Leaves are edible but in small quantities, generally cooked. Not frost tender. A cause of hay fever.
Photos taken in Smith County, Texas, November 2006
(Introduced, native of Eurasia, intrusive, across Texas - Coleman, Coke)

Other Species in My Area

Wormwood (Mexican Tea) Chenopodium ambrosioides
Small flower stalks. Long leaves of various lengths, toothed .
(Introduced, native of Central America)

Mealy Goosefoot Chenopodium incanum
Flower is a thick mass, reddish, that opens into a tiny yellow star. Small thick leaves have three points that can be rounded. 6"-30" tall.
(Native of Texas - Brown)

Standley's Goosefoot (Woodland Goosefoot) Chenopodium standleyanum
6" Spikes of yellow-green-brown flower balls, stems white. 2 1/2" long narrow leaves, upper ones narrower. Up to 4 feet tall, many branches.
(Native of Texas - Brown)