Nuttall Povertyweed

Nuttall Povertyweed

Monolepis nuttalliana (Schult.) Greene

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)

▲ mature plant, about 12 inches diameter

▲ ▼ stems with leaves and flowers

▲ showing the pinkish stems of the plant

Nuttall Povertyweed:

low-growing, native summer annual, with spreading growth habit--6 inches tall by up to 18-24 inches wide
stems usually reddish, somewhat succulent
leaves dark-green to gray-green, spearhead-shaped sometimes with “mealy" texture
found in floodplains, open woods, streambanks; tolerant of salty soils and water
usually indicates poor soil quality if found in abundance