Jerusalem Oak
Dysphania botrys (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
(formerly Chenopodium botrys L.)
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)
▲▼ seedlings and young plant
▲▼ mature plants
▲▼ stem and leaf close-ups
▲ stem detail
▲ leaf detail
Jerusalem Oak:
o spreading to upright, much-branched summer annual with medium to light green, fuzzy leaves
o leaves have shape of an oak leaf and have strong, disagreeable odor if crushed
o flowers are tiny in the axils of the leaves
o entire plant—leaves, stems—are hairy
o prefers moist, well-drained, fertile soils
o occasional weed in southwest Missouri—often brought to sites by new nursery plants