Mapleleaf Goosefoot

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