Jerusalem Oak Dysphania botrys
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Jerusalem Oak:
Previously known as:
- Ambrosia mexicana
- Chenopodium botrys
- Phonetic Spelling
- dis-FAY-nee-a BOT-trees
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Goosefoot is an annual weed that naturalizes easily and it is found in disturbed sites, like roadsides, gravel pits, empty lots and occasionally in wetland areas. Its leaves are pinnately lobed and covered in sticky hairs. It has many small tightly packed clusters of green-yellow flowers at the top of the stems that resembles stinging nettle. Plant it in moist fertile soils in full sun. Grown in hedges, or espalier it so blooms can be easily harvested for dried arrangements. It can be weedy.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Dysphania
- Species:
- botrys
- Family:
- Amaranthaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe, Asia
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Weed
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Maintenance:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Occasionally Wet
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Dried
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Petaless, dense fragrant tiny green-yellow flowers June-September. Green cyalx with 5 lobes cups the flowers.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Lobed
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- 1/2"-1 1/2" long alternate angular pinnately lobed shallowly toothed base is wedge-shaped. Sticky glandular hairs.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- Unbranched from base, erect, ridged, sticky glandular hairs
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Naturalized Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Cutting Garden
- Design Feature:
- Hedge
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
- Weedy
