common lamb’s-quarters
(Chenopodium album)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | NNA - Not applicable SNA - Not applicable |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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| Great Plains | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Midwest | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | FACU - Facultative upland |
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Native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Introduced and naturalized in North America. |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
| Superorder | Caryophyllanae | ||
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Caryophyllales (pinks, cactuses, and allies) | ||
Family |
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth) | ||
| Subfamily | Chenopodioideae | ||
| Tribe | Chenopodieae | ||
Genus |
Chenopodium (goosefoot) | ||
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Chenopodium acerifolium Chenopodium album ssp. album Chenopodium album var. album Chenopodium album var. candicans Chenopodium album var. centrorubrum Chenopodium album ssp. dacoticum Chenopodium album ssp. fallax Chenopodium album var. lanceolatum Chenopodium album var. missouriense Chenopodium album var. polymorphum Chenopodium album var. stevensii Chenopodium lanceolatum Chenopodium missouriense Chenopodium missouriense var. bushianum Chenopodium paganum Chenopodium suecicum |
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common lambsquarters common lamb’s-quarters fat-hen giant fat-hen lamb’s-quarter lamb’s-quarters lambsquarters lambsquarters goosefoot white goosefoot |
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Created: 3/24/2012
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