Pitseed Goosefoot

Chenopodium berlandieri Moq.

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)

▲ seedlings

▲ ▼ young plants showing the pinkish coatings near growing points

▲ ▼ mature, flowering plants

▲ leaves and stems

▲ ▼ inflorescences

Pitseed Goosefoot:

similar to common lambsquarters, with egg-shaped leaves with toothed margins on young plants, striped stems, powdery coatings on new growth and compact inflorescences
grows 2-5 feet tall or more, prefers fertile soils
young leaves on some plants tend to have a more pinkish coating, rather than just whitish
seed has tiny pits in blackish outer covering