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mealy goosefoot
Scientific Name: Chenopodium incanum var. incanum
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Other Names:
Chenopodium incanum: Mealy Goosefoot
Chenopodium incanum, commonly known as Mealy Goosefoot, is an annual forb/herb belonging to the Amaranthaceae (formerly Chenopodiaceae) family.
Considerations for Pets and Children
- This plant is described as having small, ball-like flowers/seed pods.
- The leaves are described as rounded and sometimes asymmetrical.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Chenopodium incanum (S. Watson) A. Heller
- Common Names: Mealy Goosefoot, Nealy Goosefoot, Hoary Goosefoot
- Synonyms: Chenopodium fremontii var. incanum
- Family: Amaranthaceae (Goosefoot Family), formerly Chenopodiaceae
- Subordinate Taxa: Chenopodium incanum var. elatum D.J., Chenopodium incanum var. incanum, Chenopodium incanum var. occidentale
Description
- Chenopodium incanum is an annual plant, typically growing to a height of 0.5 meters (1 ft 8 in).
- Stems may have sections of beet-red coloration.
- Young leaves are often more white-mealy than older leaves.
- Foliage is non-aromatic.
- Flowers/seed pods are described as small and fuzzy, in ball-like shapes.
- Leaves are rounded and some are asymmetrical.
- The plant is mostly annual or perennial herbs, glabrous, pubescent, glandular or mealy.
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to North America.
- Associated with the Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences.
Life Cycle and Growth
- It flowers from July to October, and seeds ripen from August to October.
- Characterized as a relatively robust late spring to summer annual, often one to two meters tall.
- Often branching below.
- Foliage that is mealy white while young.
- Alternate, bright green and often shiny leaves on top and occasionally slightly mealy underneath. As the plant grows, the leaves become lobed and almost as broad as they are long.
Additional Information
- Discover Life hosts a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Chenopodium incanum.
- The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center focuses on protecting and preserving North America's native plants, and includes information on Chenopodium incanum.