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) |
© Pathology Images Inc. 2002 2002 |





