Oak-leaved goosefoot (Chenopodium glaucum)

Synonyms: Chenopodium glaucum ssp. euglaucum, Chenopodium glaucum var. glaucum

Common Names: oakleaf goosefoot, glaucous goosefoot

Description:

Habit: Herbaceous summer annual growing about 6 in tall with abundant branches.

Leaves: Oblong, alternate, petiolate, wedge-shaped at the base, smooth with serrated edges. Dark green in color from above, powdered below with yellow-green ridge down the middle.

Stems: Ascending or prostrate, glabrous, growing 5-75 cm tall and reddish green to reddish purple in color.

Flowers: Small clusters at the end of stems, no petals, spike-like arrangement.

Fruit and seeds: Seeds are ovoid to round in shape with rounded margins and reddish brown in color.

Habitat: Native to Eurasia. Can be found along roadsides, railroad tracks, and waste dumps.

Reproduction: By seed.

Monitoring and rapid response: Physical control measures such as spring tillage and early autumn plowing along with crop rotation has been effective in fields. No known biological or chemical control methods.

Credits: The information provided in this factsheet was gathered from the Great Lakes Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Information System and Illinois Wildflowers.

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