Maple-leaved Goosefoot - Chenopodiastrum hybridum
Description
Short to medium erect plant, hairless, slightly mealy. Leaves oval-heart shaped to triangular with a few large, angular teeth. Flower clusters lax, leafless and scattered.
Similar Species
Other goosefoots.
Identification difficulty
ID guidance
At least some leaves have cordate bases
Recording advice
From a specimen, or photographs showing cordate bases to leaves.
Habitat
Disturbed ground, arable land, rubbish tips, waste places, farmyards and manure heaps.
When to see it
Flowers July to October.
Life History
Annual.
UK Status
Occasional in England south of the Humber.
VC55 Status
Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 2 of the 617 tetrads.
martindgrimesGreat Casterton12 September 2015
martindgrimesGreat Casterton12 September 2015
martindgrimesGreat Casterton12 September 2015
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