An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . Chcnopodiun L. Sp. PI. 218. 1-53- Annual, green or but slightly mealy, stem com-monly stout, erect, branched or simple, channeled,i°-3° tall. Leaves hastate or triangular-ovate,acute at the apex, truncate subcordate or abruptlynarrowed at the base, stout-petioled, coarsely andirregularly dentate or the uppermost entire, thelarger 3-5 long; spikes in terminal and axill
An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . Chcnopodiun L. Sp. PI. 218. 1-53- Annual, green or but slightly mealy, stem com-monly stout, erect, branched or simple, channeled,i°-3° tall. Leaves hastate or triangular-ovate,acute at the apex, truncate subcordate or abruptlynarrowed at the base, stout-petioled, coarsely andirregularly dentate or the uppermost entire, thelarger 3-5 long; spikes in terminal and axillarynarrow erect panicles, the upper longer than theleaves; calyx i broad, its segments oblong, ob-tuse, herbaceous, not keeled and not entirely en-closing the fruit; styles short; seed horizontal,rather firmly attached to the pericarp, its marginsrounded; embryo a complete ring. In waste places, especially in the cities, Nova Sco-tia and Ontario to southern New York. Adventivefrom Europe. Much less common than the followingspecies. Genus i. FAMILY lo. Chenopodum murale L. Xcttle-lcavcdGoosefoot. Sow-bane. Fig. 1686. Chenopodium murale L. Sp. PI. 219. 1753. .Annual, scarcely or not at all mealy, some-what scurfy above, stem erect or decumbent,usually branched, i°-2J° high, leafy to the sum-mit. Leaves rhombic-ovate, thin, bright greenon both sides, acute or acuminate at the apex,sharply and coarsely sinuate-dentate, broadlycuneate or subtruncate at the base, slender-petioled, 2-^ long; flowers in loose axillarypanicles shorter than the leaves, often not longerthan the petioles; calyx-segments not entirelyenclosing the utricle ; styles short; seed sharp-edged, horizontal, firmly attached to the pericarp;embryo completely annular; stamens 5. In waste places, Maine to Michigan and BritishColumbia, south to Florida and Mexico. Natural-ized from Europe. Widely distributed as a weed incivilized regions. June-Sept. 11. Chenopodium hybridum L. Maple-leaved Goo
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