Poverty-Weed (Monolepis)
Poverty-Weed Genus Details
Poverty weed is native to western North America. The leaves are spear-shaped, alternate and green flowers are in dense clusters. Poverty weed is a low spreader with fleshy red stems and numerous branches. It is generally found in waste areas, along roadsides and in cultivated fields. Poverty weed is an alternate host for two beet viruses, beet curly top and beet yellow virus.
Poverty-Weed Allergy Info
Contact with leaves may result in skin reactions for some. Not frequently reported as a source of pollinosis.
Poverty-Weed Pollen Description
The pollen grains of these families are spheroidal and pantoporate; the pores 20-65 per grain, usually circular, either globally distributed or in luminoid areas separated by muroid ridges; and the opercular granular. The sexine is often tegillate, undulating with a granular surface that is spinulose. The nexine is as thick as or often thinner than the sexine and the intine is generally thick or indistinct.
The pollen grains are 14-50 micrometers in diameter.
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This plant is a member of the Chenopodiaceae pollen type group. This chenopod pollen grain photo represents all members of this group.
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This plant is a member of the Chenopodiaceae pollen type group. This chenopod pollen grain photo represents all members of this group.
Species in This Genus
Allergenicity Legend:
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Allergy Test Available
Mild Allergen |
Moderate Allergen |
Severe Allergen |
Allergy Test Available
Poverty-Weed (Monolepis) is a genus of the CHENOPODIACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
