Mapleleaf Goosefoot

Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf.

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)

▲▼ mature, flowering plants (about 6 feet tall above, 3 feet tall, below)

▲ late-season, mature, flowering plant (about 3 feet tall)

▲ leaves

▲ ridged, often red-striped stem

▲▼ inflorescences

Mapleleaf Goosefoot: 

·         native summer annual weed found in northern states cultivated crops and disturbed sites (in Missouri)

·         leaves similar to common lambsquarters, but larger, more triangular and almost maple-like

·         grows 3-6 feet tall, with less branching than usually found on common lambsquarters

·         inflorescences at stem tips usually have flowers more spread out than in common lambsquarters