Strawberry blite
Strawberry blite
Chenopodium capitatum
Goosefoot Family - Chenopodiaceae
This 1 to 2 foot tall, somewhat weak stemmed herb has the upper stem bearing compact round groups of tiny greenish flowers. As the fruit matures, the group enlarges becoming bright red and strawberry-like. Leaves soft, alternate, stalked and triangular to arrowhead shaped with coarse irregular teeth.
(Photographed at Eagle Lake - July 11, 2002)
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