Lamb's Quarters

Common Name: Lamb’s Quarters

Botanical Name: Chenopodium album L.

Family: Chenopodiaceae

Life Cycle: Annual (spreads by seeds)

Defining Identification Characteristics:

• Upright branching form

• Alternate, egg shaped leaves with irregular teeth

• Small green flowers in dense clusters at branch ends

Common habitat:

• Landscape gardens

• Farm fields

• Disturbed sites

Noxious Weed List/Legal Status:

Eradicate Control Restricted Specially Regulated Not Listed

Additional Information:

• Lamb's Quarters