Corispermum orientale Lam.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Amaranthaceae

• Scientific Name

  Corispermum orientale Lam.

• Description

  Species Description - Much like no. 2 [Corispermum hyssopifolium L.], but with merely angled frs 2–3 mm; infl ± densely pubescent, esp. when young; bracts overlapping, but exposing the axis along the lower part of the infl; 2n=18. Native of Eurasia, now established as a weed in much of the U.S., esp. in sandy soil and along lake-shores. (C. emarginatum; C. villosum)