Seed Plants, Ferns, Fern Allies of the Austin Region 25 



CHENOPODIALES 

 CHENOPODIACEAE Goosefoot Family 



Chenopodium album L. Lamb's Quarter. 



Waste places in cultivated ground. This Chenopodium can be 

 recognized by its mealy leaves. 



Widespread in North America. Introduced from Europe. 



Chenopodium anthelminicum L. Wormseed. 



River banks, and waste places. Easily recognized by its disagree- 

 able order when bruised. 



Atlantic and Gulf States. Introduced from Europe. 



Chenopodium Boscianum Moq. Bosc's Goosefoot. 

 Low ground, waste places. 

 Eastern United States. 



Chenopodium Fremontii S. Wats. (Not in Small.) Fremont's Goose- 

 foot. 

 Waste places. 

 Central states to Mexico. 



Monolepsis Nuttaliana Greene. (M. chenopodioides Nutt.) 

 Common in waste ground. 

 Western and central states. 



AMARATHACEAE Amaranth Family 



Alternanthera repens Kuntze. 

 Abundant in waste places. 

 South America and southern states. 



Amaranthus albus L. (A. graecizans L.) Tumble Weed. 

 Waste places. 

 A tropical American species widely distributed in North America. 



Amaranthus blitoides Reverchonii Uline and Bray. Low Amaranth. 

 Pigweed. 

 Waste places. 

 Central Texas. 



Amaranthus Palmeri S. Wats. Amaranth. Pigweed. 

 Waste and cultivated ground. Roadsides, etc. 

 Southwestern states and Mexico. 



