Flowers  in the
Klamath Basin, Oregon
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Lambsquarters Chenopodium album Poisonous	aka Pigweed, White Goosefoot, Dirty Dick, Wild Spinach, Dirtweed, Fat Hen, Smooth Pigweed, Mealweed, Frost Blite, and Bacon Weed.	Found on Klamath Reserve in damp, rich, alkaline soil between a canal and a waterway. Companion plants: Giant Reed, Teasel.	Photographed April 24	This and the following two pictures were photographed May 16
.	.	This and the next three pictures were taken April 24. I thought they were different from the plants in the first seven pictures.	Anyhow, it looks like they're the same plant. I suspect it may be lambquarters, but will have to wait for a little more growth.	.
			This is what the area looks like. Dry soil, but not arid. Between two canals, alkaline, rich.	This and the next four pictures were taken July 10.
		I broke the stem to assess whether or not lambsquarter would make good paper. I would say yes, definitely the bast.	It's possible the interior may turn to mush when harvested green. The entire stem will be useful once it has turned brown.	This and the next picture were taken August 1.
.	This and the next two pictures were taken August 22 across the street from the previous pictures.			This and the next picture were taken the last week of October.
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= Poisonous to animal and/or human
= Noxious or Invasive in Oregon
= Crop weed in Oregon
= Federal Noxious weed in Oregon

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