Chenopodium urbicum L.

• 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

  Chenopodium urbicum L.

• Description

  Species Description - Erect annual 3–10 dm; lvs on short or long petioles, triangular to rhombic-ovate or lanceolate, acute, sharply and coarsely toothed, truncate or cuneate at base, shining above, usually slightly white-mealy beneath when young, to 8 × 5 cm; cal smooth or white-mealy, its 5 segments rounded on the back; seeds horizontal, shiny dark brown, rounded at the margin, 1.0–1.2 mm wide; 2n=18, 36. Native of Europe, sparingly intr. in waste places in our range.

• Common Names

  city-goosefoot