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Fig. 52. 



Nettle-leaved Goosefoot. Chenopodium 

 murale L. Annual, scarcely mealy, loose, 

 branched, 30-60 cm. high; leaves bright green 

 with petioles, blades rhombic-ovate, coarsely 

 and sharply toothed, 4-8 cm. long; spikes in 

 loose axillary panicles. Widely distributed, 

 coming from Europe. Not prominent in this 

 state. 



Fig. 53 (51). 



Many-seeded Goosefoot. Chenopodium 

 polyspermum L. Annual, not mealy, usually 

 much-branched, 15-90 cm. high; leaves petioled, 

 entire, mostly oblong, 2-6 cm. long; slender 

 panicles abundant, calyx not completely cover- 

 ing the seed. Sparingly naturalized from 

 Europe. Scarce in Michigan. 



