Common Lambsquarters

Chenopodium album

Common Lambsquarters is a leafy green plant that grows in gardens and fields. Its leaves are soft and can be a little fuzzy. This plant is often found in places where the soil is disturbed.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

The Common Lambsquarters is an upright plant with variable, often somewhat triangular, gray-green leaves. Its leaves, especially new ones, have a distinctive powdery, mealy coating. Its tiny green flowers are clustered in spikes at the stem tops, lacking colorful petals.

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Common Lambsquarters

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Datos interesantes

Its seeds were found in ancient Roman ruins, showing people ate it long ago!

Some call it 'goosefoot' because its leaves can look like a goose's foot.

This super plant can produce over 75,000 seeds from just one plant!

Young lambsquarters leaves taste a bit like mild spinach, even raw!

Habilidades especiales

Common Lambsquarters has seeds that can stay alive in the soil for over a century, waiting for the perfect moment to sprout!

Common Lambsquarters can efficiently pull nutrients from poor soil, allowing it to grow where other plants struggle.

Common Lambsquarters has a mealy coating on its leaves that helps it hold onto water and may deter hungry critters.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 30-300 cm
Extensión: 15-100 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 0.1-0.3 cm
Temporada de floración: Summer_to_fall
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Anual
Método de polinización: Viento

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Feeds on its nutrient-rich seeds.

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European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Browses on its tender young leaves.

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Tarnished Plant Bug

Lygus lineolaris

Feeds on its stems and leaves.

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Cabbage Moth

Mamestra brassicae

Its larvae feed on the leaves.

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Agrícola

Este rasgo de uso humano describe las especies cultivadas o domesticadas por los humanos con fines agrícolas, incluyendo cultivos y ganado.

Comestible

Las plantas comestibles son aquellas partes de una planta que se consideran seguras para el consumo humano.

Crecimiento rápido

Las plantas de crecimiento rápido exhiben tasas de crecimiento aceleradas, aumentando rápidamente de tamaño y biomasa en un corto período de tiempo.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.