Fat-hen

Family: Amaranthaceae
Scientific name: Chenopodium album
Description: Plant Form: Erect annual herb. Size: Up to 2.5 m tall, usually shorter than 1.2 m. Stem: Erect, branching towards top, smooth and hairless, often with reddish or green streaking. Leaves: Alternately arranged, oval to almost diamond shaped with variable toothed edges, becoming linear higher up. Often with a whitish powdery appearance, particularly underneath. Flowers: Greyish or greenish, and clustered and fused together. Sometimes with reddish appearance. Fruit and Seeds: Black smooth seeds with papery covering. Habitat: Disturbed areas, pastures, cropping areas, bare ground, urban bushland. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Agricultural, Common, Invasive Garden Escapee Lifeform: Herbaceous