Pitseed Goosefoot
Chenopodium berlandieri Moq.
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)
▲ seedlings
▲▼ young plants showing the pinkish coatings near growing points
▲▼ young plants showing the pinkish coatings near growing points
▲▼mature, flowering plants
▲leaves and stems
▲▼ inflorescences
Pitseed Goosefoot:
o similar to common lambsquarters, with egg-shaped leaves with toothed margins on young plants, striped stems, powdery coatings on new growth and compact inflorescences
o grows 2-5 feet tall or more, prefers fertile soils
o young leaves on some plants tend to have a more pinkish coating, rather than just whitish
o seed has tiny pits in blackish outer covering