Ic h e n o p o d i u m Polyspermum. A l l -Seed.
CHENOPODIUM Linncei Gen. PI. Pentandria Digyn ia .
CaL 5-phylIus, 5-gonus. Cor. o. Sem. 1. Ienticulare, fuperum.
Raii Syn. Gen. 5.. Herb,® flore imperfecto seu S tamineo (vel
APETALO POTIUS.) *
CHENOPODIUM Polyfpermum foliis integerrimis ovatis, caule erefto, calycibus fruGus patulis.
CHENOPODIUM Polyfpermum foliis integerrimis ovatis, caule decumbente, cymis dichotomis
apnyllis axillaribus. Lin. Syft. Veg.p. 216. Spec. Plant.p. 231. FI. Suecic. p. 80.
CHENOPODIUM caule ereGo, foliis ovatis integris. Haller. Hiß. Helv. p. 266.
CHENOPODIUM Polyfpermum. Scopoli. FI. Carniol. n. 279.
BLITUM polyfpermon a feminis copia. Bauhin Pin. 118.
Gerard, emac: 325.
Parkinfon, 753.
CHENOPODIUM Betas folio. Inß. R. H. 506.
Raii Syn. p. 157. Upright Blite, or All-feed.
Lightfoot FI. Scot. p. 150.
Hudfon Fl. Angl. ed. 1. p. 92. cd. 2. p. 107.
IaDIX annua, fibrofa, rubefcens.
AULIS plerumque fubereGus, pedalis aut bipedalis, j
tetragonus, laevis; R ami diffufi, longiffimi,
cauli fimiles. t
;0LIA petiolata, ovata, integerrima, laevia, margine
venifque rubro faepe tinGis.
IlORES axillares, fubcymofi, Cymis dichotomis, a-
phyliis.
lALYX: P e rianthium pentaphyllum, concavum,
perfiftens, laciniis ovatis, viridibus, fig. 1.
i ROOT annual, fibrous, and reddilh.
I STA LK in general nearly upright, about a foot or two
> in height, four-cornered and fmooth; B ran*
^ • • ch e s far extended, and like the ftalk.
> LEAVES ftanding on foot-ftalks, ovate, entire at the
edges, fmooth, the margin and veins often
> tinged with red.
i j> FLOWERS axillary, forming a kind of Cyma, which
> divides into two at bottom, and is leaflefs.
> CALYX: a Perianthium of five leaves, concave and
permanent, the fegments oval and green, fig. 1.
| COROLLA wanting.
STAMINA: Fil amenta quinque bafi latiora, alba,
demiffo polline Calyce longiora; A n t h e r s
fubrotundas, didymas, flavae, fig. 2.
^ISTILLUM : G ermen orbiculatum ; St y lu s bi-
partitus, brevilfimus; S t igm a t a ob’tufa,
■ M 3> 4-
$ STAMINA: five Fil ament s , broadeft at the bafe,
of a white colour; the Pollen being thrown
| out, they become longer than the Calyx:
A n t h e r iE roundifh, double, and ye llow^ . 2.
t PISTILLUM: G ermen orbicular: S t y l e divided
into two, very Ihort: St igm a t a blunt, fig, ? 3» 4-
| SEED-VESSEL wanting.
fERICARPIUM nullum.
JEMEN orbiculatum, rufum, Calyci patulo innixum, | SEED orbicular, reddifh brown, fupported by the
non vero inclufum, fig. 5. 0 Calyx, which fpreads open, and does not
£ cover it, fig. 5.
■ Although there are many of the Chenopodiums which are not to be diftinguilhed without much cafe and
attention, yet Come are very eafily made out, of which number is the prefent lpecies.
»Its fquare'fialk, which is generally of a bright red colour, its long extended branches, and its reddifh feeds,
I’h’-eh are numerous and flrikingly vifible, from being only in part covered with the calyx, render this plant
ffif&eientlyjobvious.
|h is not uncommon in gardens and on dunghills, flowers in July and Auguft. To the gardener it is a
Jtolibleforhe annual, but fcarcely injurious to the farmer.
h are laid to be fond of it, Lin. FI. Suecic. ex Loes, when thrown into fifh ponds.