Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Ontario Weeds: Maple-leaved goosefoot

Table of Contents

1. Name
2. Other Names
3. Family
4. General Description
   • Photos and Pictures
5. Habitat
6. Related Links

Name: Maple-leaved goosefoot, Chenopodium gigantospermum Aellen

Other Names: CHEHQ, chénopode hybride, ansérine a feuilles d'érable, C. hybridum L.

Family: Goosefoot Family (Chenopodiaceae)

General Description: Resembling Lamb's-quarters but distinguished by its softer and thinner, bright green to yellowish-green leaves having 2 or 3 broad, deep, rather sharp-pointed lobes on each side, thus resembling maple leaves in general outline, and by its inflorescence being much larger and open, with the individual, small flowers usually well separated from each other.

Photos and Pictures

Habitat: Maple-leaved goosefoot occurs throughout southern Ontario in gardens, waste areas, roadsides, and occasionally along the edges of fields.

Related Links

... on general Weed topics
... on weed identification, order OMAFRA Publication 505: Ontario Weeds
... on weed control, order OMAFRA Publication 75: Guide To Weed Control

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