Field goosefoot

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Field goosefoot

Field goosefoot

Field goosefoot

Field goosefoot

Field goosefoot

Morphology

Stem

Erect, usually branched below and/or above, usually densely covered with a mealy powder.

Leaves

Cauline, alternate: petiole 1/6 to 2/5 inch; blade linear to lanceolate or narrowly elliptic, .6 to 2.4 inches long, 1/6 to 3/5 inch wide, 3-veined from base, base wedge-shaped, margins entire or with 2 basal teeth, tip acute, surfaces usually densely covered with a mealy powder.

Inflorescence

Small, dense, head-like clusters of minute flowers in terminal and axillary panicles.

Flower

Tepals (4-)5, nearly distinct, lobes oblong-ovate, less than 1/25 inch, strongly keeled along midvein, usually spreading and exposing fruit at maturity; stamens (4-)5.

Fruit

Utricles, ovoid; pericarp nonadherent, smooth; seeds horizontal, black, tiny.

Ecology

Habitat

Sand and sandsage prairies, sandy areas in mixed-grass and shortgrass prairies, flood plains.

Distribution

Occurs statewide

Synonyms

Alternative scientific names that have been used for this plant.