| Description | Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) is a common weed found growing in most of North America. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Annuals, Site author's observations |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | Found growing in most cultivated crops, gardens and waste ground. |
| Flowers | very small, sessile, green, found on irregular spikes |
| Leaves | alternate, simple, ovate to lanceolate and upper leaves may be sessile, have a mealy coating giving a silver gray look |
| Roots | short taproot |
| Dimensions | Reaches up to 3 feet. |
| Maintenance | can become an aggressive spreader if not controlled |
| Propagation | annual herb reproducing from seeds |
| Native Site | Eurasia |
| Misc Facts | The seeds are full of fat and albumin and have been used as a food source from antiquity to modern times. The leaves can also be eaten. Listed as a good dynamic accumulator. |
| Notes & Reference | #19-Common Weeds ( USDA Agricultural Research Service), #77-The Field Guide to Weeds (Crockett) |
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