416 LXXX. CHENOPODIACEiE 
1-2 i in -> acute ; margins irregularly lobed ; teeth numerous, sharp, 
unequal. Flowers 2-sexual, clustered in short, axillary cymes 
bearing numerous, needle-like, barren branchlets. Perianth - 
segments 5, acute, persistent. Stamens 1-3. Stigmas 2. Utricle 
flattened, discoid, exposed, opening transversely. 
Kashmir to Kumaon ; July, August.— W. Himalaya, 5000-8000 ft. — China. 
2. CHEN OPODIUM. From the Greek chen, a goose, and pous, 
afoot; referring to the shape of the leaves.— Nearly the whole 
globe ; (Britain, Goosefoot). 
Erect herbs, glabrous, mealy or glandular-pubescent ; stems 
angled and grooved. Leaves more or less sinuately lobed. 
Flowers 2-sexual, in small clusters sessile on short, axillary spikes 
or panicles, which are sometimes combined to form a large, 
terminal panicle. Perianth-segments 5, equal. Styles 2 or 3. 
Utricle enclosed in the slightly thickened perianth-segments. 
Scentless or slightly fetid herbs. Flower-clusters in spikes. 
Leaves ovate or oblong, upper ones entire. Seeds 
smooth 1. G. album. 
Leaves broadly triangular, upper ones lobed. Seeds 
minutely dotted 2. C. opuli folium. 
Strongly aromatic herbs. Flower-clusters in short, axillary 
panicles > . . 3. C. Botrys. 
1. Chenopodium album, Linn . ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 3. Often mealy- 
white especially on the flowers and under side of the leaves, 
sometimes pale green ; stems 1-3 ft. Leaves stalked, extremely 
variable ; lower ones ovate or oblong, 1-2 in., margins more or 
less sinuate, sometimes angular or toothed ; upper usually 
narrow and entire. Flower-clusters in axillary spikes, often 
tinged with purple, the upper ones forming a long panicle leafy at 
the base. Utricle entirely covered by the persistent perianth ; 
seeds smooth. 
Simla, common in waste places ; May-October.- — Throughout India, ascend- 
ing to 12,000 ft. — All regions (Britain, White Goosefoot). 
Cultivated in the hills as a rainy season crop for its leaves and seeds. The 
cultivated plants are often 10 ft. high with leaves 4-6 in. long. 
*2. Chenopodium opulifolium, Schrad. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 3. 
Habit of and closely allied to C. album. Usually mealy. Leaves 
long-stalked, broadly triangular, about 1^ in. each way, margins 
sinuate or irregularly lobed ; upper leaves similar to the lower. 
Utricle only partially covered by the persistent perianth ; seeds 
minutely dotted. 
Kashmir to Nepal ; May-October. — N. India, ascending to 8000 ft. — N. and 
W. Asia, Europe. 
3. Chenopodium Botrys, Linn. ) FI. Br. Ind. v. 3. Strongly 
aromatic, glandular-pubescent ; stems 6-18 in.; branches numerous, 
