Chenopodium album L., (fat-hen)


24 Sep 2014 at OSGR: SU57 in Berks, England

Record Summarylight, open, candelabriform plant, in derelict field previously used for pigs
Found asIn fruit
Date24 September 2014
OS grid refOSGR: SU57
Lat/Lon51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland

Notes:

Basal leaves long withered.

Stem conspicuously green striped.

5 tepals, seeds horizontal.

Tepals mealy, smooth.

Seeds black, with radial grooves and subacute edges.

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