CHENOPODIACEAE— POLYGON ACEAE 



Telanthera Telanthcra 

 teios, end, anthera, flower, anther, perhajM trom the stamli 

 1 ret lanceolate to ipatulate, varicolored T. amdena 



1 resine — Iresine 



(Gr. elresione, a wreath, wound with wool, from the WOOlly < alyx) 

 s ovate or rounded, red; calyx woolly /. Hirbstii 



Chenopodiaceae — Goosefoot Family 

 Herbs with simple fleshy leaves; sepals 5-6, more or less united, petals 0, stamens I 6, ovary 1- 

 celled, stigmas 2 4, fruit an achene or utricle; flower syncarpous, apetalous, perfect or Lmpi 

 hypogynous, regular. 



1. Cultivated 



rfecl 

 (1) leases large, oblong-ovate Beta 



I ves small, linear Kochia 



b. Flowers dioecious Spinacia 



2 Weeds 



a. Leaves flat, usually lobed Chenopodium 



b. Leaves awl -shaped, prickly pointed Salsola 



Beta — licet. Mangel Wurzel 



(Lat beta, bi 

 • long ovate, large; root globose to conical B. vulgaris 



Kochia -Muck C'vprcss 

 (Named for the German botanist, Koch) 

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



Spinacia— Spinach 



(Lat. spina, spine, perhaps from the spines of the fruiting calyx) 

 Leaves ovate to deltoid; (lowers dioecious, axillary S. olerdcea 



Chenopodium — ( ioosefoot, Lambs-Quarters 



(Gl chen. goose, podlon, little- foot, from the shape of the leavi 



1. Leaves mealy, pale, lanceolate to ovate; edible ('. album 



2. Leaves smooth, green, cordate, angle-toothed; unpleasantly scented C. hybridum 



Salsola — Russian Thistle 



i I. at. salsus, salty, -Ola, little, from its home on seas! 

 s awl-shaped, prickly; bracts spiny, calyx winged S. kali 



Polygonaceae — Buckwheat Family 

 Herbs with emir* and papery sheathing stipules; sepals 4-6, united, petals 0, stamens 4-9, 



ovary 1-celled, stigmas 2-3, fruit an achene; flower syncarpous, apetalous, usually perfect, hy- 

 pogynous, regular. 



1. Calyx of 4 5 sepals, often petal-like 



a. Leaves halberd- or arrow-shaped; flowers white Fagopyrum 



b. Leaves linear to ovate; flowers greenish to pink Polygonum 

 2 Calyx of 6 sepals, usually of 2 kinds 



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



b. Leaves oblong to arrow-shaped, small to medium Rumex 



Fagopyrum — Buckwheat 



Stamens S, stvles 3; achene triangular 



Polygonum — Knotweed, I leartsease 



(Gr. polys, many. gonu. knee, from the jointed stem) 

 1. Flowers single or clustered in the axils of the leaves 



a. Cultivated: 2-4 m. high; leaves 2-3 dm. long 



b. Native ; less than 1 m. high 

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



F. esculintum 



P. sachalinense: saehaline 

 P. aviculdre: knot- 



