CHENOPODIACEAE— POLYGONAI 



Telanthera 1 1 lantl 



(Gr. telos. end, anther.,. 



lam eolate to spatulate, varit ol 



[resine I- 



(Gr. eiresione, a « n ath, wound 

 Leaves oval lyx woolly 



Chenopodiaceae— Goosefoot Family 

 Herbs with simple fleshy li aves; sepals ; 

 celled, stigmas 2-4, fruit an achene or ati 

 li\ pog) nous, regular. 



1. Cultivated 



a. Flowers | 



(1) I eav< s large, oblong oy ate 



(2) Leaves small, linear 



b. Flowers dioecious 



2. \\. 



a. Leaves flat, usually lobed 



b. Leaves awl shaped, pi ii klj 



Beta— Beet, Mangel Wurzel 



(Lat. beta. 

 Leaves long ovate, large; root globose to conical 



Kochia Mock Cy] i 



(Named for the German botai 



Leaves linear, ciliate, 5-8 cm. long; plant pyramidal 



Spinacia Spinach 



(Lat. spina, spin* . 

 Leaves ovate to deltoid; flowers d ious, axillary 



Chenopodium — < io< sefi tot, I .. 



(Gr. chen. goose, podkm, little f' ot, fn 



1. Leaves mealy, pale, lanceolate to ovate; edible 



2. Leaves smooth, green, cordate, angle-toothed; unj 



Sals< li Russian Thistle 



(Lat. salsus, salty, -ola, little, fron 

 Leaves awl-shaped, prickly; bracts spiny, calyx n 



Polygonaceae — Buckwheat Family 

 Herbs with entire leaves and papery sheathing sripuli 

 ovary 1-celled, stigmas 2-3, fruit an achene; Bowei 

 pogynous, regular. 



1. Calyx of 4 5 sepals, often petal like 



a. Leaves halberd- or arrow shaped; flowers w 



b. Leaves linear to ovate; flowers greenish to ; 



2. Calyx of 6 sepals, usually of 2 kinds 



a. Leaves rounded, 4-8 dm. wide, with edible stalks 



b. Leaves oblong to arrow shaj d, small to mi 



Buckwheat 



Stamens s, styles 3; achene triangular 



Polygonum Knotw< 



(Gr. polys, many, genu. knee, from I 

 1. Flowers single or clustered in the ax 



a. ( lultivated ; 2 4 m. high ; li 



b. Native ; less than 1 m. high 



(1) Low, spreading, 1 2 dm. high 



