Chenopodium
goosefoot, lamb's quarters, pigweed
8 species
1 subspecies and varieties
1 subspecies and varieties
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Chenopodium album – lambsquarters, pigweed
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, forest edge, wastelots, and other disturbed areas.
Origin: Introduced from Europe, but some populations in the Midwest may be native to North America, according to FNA
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, forest edge, wastelots, and other disturbed areas.
Origin: Introduced from Europe, but some populations in the Midwest may be native to North America, according to FNA
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Annual
Chenopodium atrovirens – pinyon goosefoot
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Sagebrush desert and open, often moist, sometimes disturbed sites at middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Sagebrush desert and open, often moist, sometimes disturbed sites at middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Annual
Chenopodium berlandieri – Berlandieri's goosefoot
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, riparian zones, wastelots, and other open areas at low to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: August-October
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, riparian zones, wastelots, and other open areas at low to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: August-October
Growth Duration: Annual
• var. zschackei – pitseed goosefoot
Chenopodium fremontii – Fremont's goosefoot
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Great Plains.
Habitat: Sagebrush desert to low montane forest.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Great Plains.
Habitat: Sagebrush desert to low montane forest.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Annual
Chenopodium leptophyllum – narrowleaf goosefoot
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Baja California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains.
Habitat: Sagebrush desert and dry grasslands.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Baja California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains.
Habitat: Sagebrush desert and dry grasslands.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Chenopodium pratericola – desert goosefoot, narrowleaf goosefoot
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Yukon Territory to California, east to the Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and eastern U.S.
Habitat: Sagebrush desert and grasslands.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Yukon Territory to California, east to the Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and eastern U.S.
Habitat: Sagebrush desert and grasslands.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Annual
Chenopodium strictum – white goosefoot
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across much of North America to the Atlantic Coast..
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, wastelots, and other disturbed areas.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across much of North America to the Atlantic Coast..
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, wastelots, and other disturbed areas.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Annual
Chenopodium subglabrum – smooth goosefoot
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; scattered in western North America and the Great Plains.
Habitat: Sagebrush desert and grasslands.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; scattered in western North America and the Great Plains.
Habitat: Sagebrush desert and grasslands.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Annual
