General: Annual herb from a stout taproot; stems erect, several, branched, 20-80 cm tall, glabrous.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, greenish on both surfaces, 2-10 cm long, triangular, arrowhead-shaped at the base.
Flowers: Inflorescence of axillary, dense, spikelike clusters, green, becoming reddish and fleshy in fruit; fruiting clusters more than 4 mm wide at maturity.
Mesic to dry disturbed areas and waste places in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; common throughout most of BC, rare W of the Coast-Cascade Mountains; N to AK, YT and NT, E to PQ and NS and S to PA, MN, NM and CA; also Eurasia; native status uncertain.
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range. (Updated August, 2013)
