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Lambsquarters

Chenopodium album

Plants
IntroducedHerbAnnual
Lambsquarters, photo 1 of 5
Lambsquarters, In flower
Lambsquarters, In fruit
10–150 cmHeight

Annual herbaceous plant reaching 10–150 cm. Introduced to Québec. Grows in thickets and in fields.

There are 657 observations of Lambsquarters in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal119
  2. Montérégie83
  3. Capitale-Nationale75
  4. Laurentides57
  5. Lanaudière45
  6. Côte-Nord45
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches42
  8. Estrie36
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean32
  10. Outaouais25
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent24
  12. Mauricie18
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue17
  14. Centre-du-Québec14
  15. Laval11
  16. Nord-du-Québec7
  17. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7

Habitat

ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsMario Hains
Water’s edgeGogerr
Towns and gardensAndre Carrotflower

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderCaryophyllalesFamilyAmaranthaceaeGenusChenopodium

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