Question: Is this plant a Chenopodium? If so, I can't figure out which. The leaf on the right, showing its farinose …
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Is this plant a Chenopodium? If so, I can't figure out which. The leaf on the right, showing its farinose underside, is 1.2 cm long. The fruits are dorsoventrally compressed and with their sepals form a pentandral shape. The pericarp is tightly adherent to the lustrous, brown seed but can be removed with ease. The plant came from the beach of the brackish Tisbury Great Pond on Martha's Vineyard and was less than 10 cm tall. Thank you and best wishes.
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Dear Gregory, you have collected Oxybasis glauca (synonym: Chenopodium glaucum, oak-leaved Eurasian-goosefoot). This is a non-native species commonly found in disturbed soils. Best wishes.
