Chenopodium album L.
(Fat-hen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChenopodium album (Fat-hen)
Species aggregateChenopodium album agg. (fat hen)
GenusChenopodium (goosefoots)
FamilyAMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Chenopodium album (Fat-hen) :
1: Chenopodium album (Fat-hen)
24 Sep 2014 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Plant with large inflorescence clusters, in derelict field previously used for pigs
Image 1: Infructescence - close-up - white backgroundImage 2: Infructescence - close-up with leaf - white backgroundImage 3: Infructescence tip - white backgroundImage 4: Infructescence tip - white background (2)Image 5: Infructescence tip - white background (3)Image 6: Infructescence tip - white background (4)Image 7: Infructescence tip - white background (5)Image 8: Plant - oblique viewImage 9: Plant - oblique view (2)Image 10: Plant - side viewImage 11: Plant - side view (2)Image 12: Stem - close-up - white backgroundImage 13: Stem - close-up - white background (2)Image 14: Stem - close-up - white background (3)Image 15: Stem leaf and infructescence - close-up - white backgroundImage 16: Stem leaf and infructescence - close-up - white background (2)Image 17: Stem leaf and infructescence - close-up - white background (3)Image 18: Fruits (seeds in pericarps) - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Infructescence - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 20: Infructescence - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 21: Perianths - fruiting - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Seeds - magnified - silver background
2: Chenopodium album (Fat-hen)
24 Sep 2014 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
dense, compact plant, in derelict field previously used for pigs
Image 1: InfructescenceImage 2: Infructescence - close-up - white backgroundImage 3: Infructescence - close-up - white background (2)Image 4: Infructescence - white backgroundImage 5: Infructescence - white background (2)Image 6: Plant - side viewImage 7: Plant - side view (2)Image 8: Plant - side view (3)Image 9: Infructescence - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Infructescence - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 11: Infructescence - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)Image 12: Infructescence - close-up - enlarged - white background (4)Image 13: Infructescence - close-up - enlarged - white background (5)Image 14: Infructescence - close-up - enlarged - white background (6)Image 15: Stem - close-up - enlarged - white background
3: Chenopodium album (Fat-hen)
24 Sep 2014 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
light, open, candelabriform plant, in derelict field previously used for pigs
Image 1: Infructescence - close-upImage 2: Infructescence - close-up (2)Image 3: Infructescence - close-up (3)Image 4: Infructescence - close-up (4)Image 5: Infructescence - close-up - white backgroundImage 6: Infructescence - close-up - white background (2)Image 7: Infructescence - close-up - white background (3)Image 8: Plant - side viewImage 9: Plant - side view (2)Image 10: Plant - side view (3)Image 11: Stem - close-upImage 12: Infructescence - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 13: Infructescence - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 14: Infructescence - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)Image 15: Infructescence - close-up - enlarged - white background (4)
4: Chenopodium album (Fat-hen)
24 Sep 2014 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Numerous fruiting plants of various growth forms
Image 1: Numerous plants growing in derelict pig field (mostly C. album but a few C. rubr

Chenopodium album (Fat-hen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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