Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Chenopodium album
Family
Amaranthaceae
CommonName
lambsquarter, fat hen
Presence
Yes
Status
native
EarliestDate
1916
LatestDate
2017
Ecosystem
basin, montane, ruderal, urban
Geobotanical
SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos, UBasin
Counties
Alamosa, Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache
Passes
WildlifePreserves
Great Sand Dunes, Russell Lakes
Other Localities
Alamosa (town), Del Norte
Comments
From the Watershed there are surprisingly few vouchers for Chenopodium album—only 7: Conejos Co, Cat Creek road (1983) and Osier Park (2004); Rio Grande Co, Rock Creek (1935) and the Rio Grande floodplain by Monte Vista (1974); Saguache Co, upper Saguache Ranger Station (1916), NE or Hooper (1997), Coolbroth Canyon (2003), and Medano Creek (1981). BONAP shows C. album in Costilla and Alamosa counties, with no vouchers in SEINet. Note that in the Watershed the fruit is required for determination. Around the USA lambsquarter is the most familiar of Chenopidium species and is present in all states. It follows the Rio Grande drainage down to the Gulf of Mexico.