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need help to ID plant with purple dust

15 years ago

This is a weed that I found growing in my vegetable garden. I have never seen it before, and it has a beautiful dusting of purple color on the leaves near the top. It is only 6 inches tall right now, and it looks so pretty, I just wanted to find out what it was. It is cropping up all over in my garden. The underside of the leaves are also dusted, but with a white color. The dust comes off on your hands when you rub it.

Please help. Thanks.

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User
15 years ago
Lambsquarter's, Chenopodium alba

HTH
Chris
serafyn
Original Author
15 years ago
Wow! Thank you so much for your help. That was a fast response. So I now have an edible weed growing in my veggie garden. Great!

Thanks Chris
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