Plant and Tree Identification: SOLVED: Likely weed for its prolificness, but well formed...

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Author Content lehua_mc Portland, OR (Zone 8b) July 04, 2009 12:01 AM Post #6775283 Since I know I didn't plant it, I'm pulling the small sprouts, which pop up everywhere and grow at a weed rate. The leaves always catch my eye though for their form, and now I have this new identifier of the white-ish new growth from the center. Click the image for an enlarged view. KSBaptisia Beatrice, NE (Zone 5b) July 04, 2009 12:35 AM Post #6775385 It's a species of lambsquarters, probably Chenopodium album. Metrosideros Keaau, HI July 04, 2009 01:33 AM Post #6775485 Yes, looks like Chenopodium album. pajonica Tone-machi Japan (Zone 9a) July 04, 2009 02:00 AM Post #6775535 I concur. Good for the compost bin before it sets seed! pajonica sallyg Anne Arundel Co., MD (Zone 7a) July 04, 2009 04:15 AM Post #6775645 also edible- but pull the plant when it starts getting tall or it'll have a pretty hardy root to deal with.

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