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Striped Goosefoot - Chenopodium strictum

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Striped Goosefoot Striped Goosefoot - Chenopodium strictum dylan North Somerset 2 Jan 2023, 8:39 p.m. 2 Jan 2023, 12:58 p.m.
Striped Goosefoot Striped Goosefoot - Chenopodium strictum dylan North Somerset 2 Jan 2023, 8:39 p.m. 2 Jan 2023, 12:59 p.m.
Striped Goosefoot Striped Goosefoot - Chenopodium strictum dylan North Somerset 2 Jan 2023, 8:39 p.m. 2 Jan 2023, 12:59 p.m.

Species Description

Rare and widespread throughout the UK. It is probably increasing. Other names include: Late-flowering Goosefoot, Oval-seeded Goosefoot.

Stace 4:

Chenopodium strictum Roth (C. striatum (Krasan) Murr, C. striatiforme Murr, C. glaucophyllum Aellen) - Striped Goosefoot.

Like C. album but stems usually red-striped; leaves narrowly oblong with more or less parallel sides, shallowly toothed but not lobed; tepals scarcely keeled; (2n=36). Neophyte-casual; tips and waste places mainly from grain and wool; rather rare in Britain North to Central Scotland, mainly South, County Limerick; Europe.

Key:

  • Leaves distinctively longer than wide; tepals usually fused to <1/2 way; inflorescence usually mealy
  • Leaves narrowly oblong, with more or less parallel sides, often obtuse, with shallow teeth but not lobed; seeds with ratio of longest to shortest diameters usually >1.15

Useful Links:

Kew (as C. striatiforme)

Wikipedia

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