Common name:
Fat hen
Family:
Scientific name:
Chenopodium album
Main flower color:
Range:
All of the British Isles
Height:
Up to 100 cm
Habitat:
Fields, disturbed ground
Flowers:
Whitish to pale green; in short spikes at the tip of the stem and at the upper leaf nodes. Flowers are formed of five tepals, which open to reveal the short stamens; these have white filaments and yellow anthers
Leaves:
Grey-green; ovate, lanceolate or diamond-shaped, generally lobed or toothed towards the base and unlobed higher up. Usually with a mealy coating, especially underneath
Season:
June to October
Rarity:
★★★★★
