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Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi

8 photos.
The "blite goosefoot", "strawberry blite", "indian ink" or "indian paint".

ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 20599


1.  Late June.  Fruits at various stages of development.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2.  Late June.  A tall plant adjacent to a
spreading stem.  Sometimes a cluster of
stems will spread from a common center.



3. Early July.  Tall stem with fruiting
clusters (glomerules) amid leaves.




4.    Close-up of glomerules on the stem
from photo 3, including the terminal
cluster of glomerules.



5.  A flowering stem at an earlier stage
of development.  The stem from
photos 3 and 4 is in the left background.



6.  Close-up of stem in photo 5.





7.  July 18, 2009.  Fruiting stem at an early
stage of development.




8.  Julu 18, 2009. m Upper stems at various
stages of development.


Photo 1 taken along the Steese Highway
east of Central.

Photos 2-6 taken near the Birch Creek
Pingo.
65°  42.295' N,   144°  23.758' W
Elev. 750 ft.

Photos 7 and 8 taken at approximately
3 mile Portage Creek road.