Scientific Name: Chenopodium album
Common Name: lamb's quarters , pigweed
Family Name: Amaranthaceae
Origin: Canada - northern, U.S. - southwest
Hardiness Zone: Zone 8b: (-9.4 to -7 °C)
Plant Type: Annual (true), Weed (horticultural)
Mature Size: 2 - 3m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Pyramidal - widely
Texture: Medium
Landscape Uses: Herb, Urban agriculture
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Humus rich, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Ovate, Dentate, Entire, Pinnately lobed
Flowers: Panicle, White, Red, Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep
Fruit: Achene, Brown, Black, Sep-Oct
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, ovate, entire when immature then becoming lobed to dentate.