Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
CHENOPODIUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 218. 1753.
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TYPE: Chenopodium rubrum Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 9. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenopodium album | LAMB'S-QUARTERS | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Chenopodium berlandieri | PITSEED GOOSEFOOT | Native | ||
| Chenopodium ficifolium subsp. blomianum | FIGLEAF GOOSEFOOT | Not Native | ||
| Chenopodium vulvaria | STINKING GOOSEFOOT | Not Native |
Identification Key
1. Leaf blades entire, unlobed, strongly malodorous; tepals rounded, not keeled
1. Leaf blades usually dentate or lobed, rarely all entire, not or weakly odorous; tepals keeled
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2. Seeds smooth to faintly ornamented
2. Seeds distinctly honeycomb-reticulate
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3. Leaves mostly unlobed or some weakly 3-lobed with the lobes only slightly more pronounced than the teeth
3. Leaves mostly strongly 3-lobed
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Einadia | Einadia Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 121. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Einadia linifolia (R. Brown) Rafinesque 1836. (Rhagodia linifolia R. Brown 1810.) | |
| Rhagodia | Rhagodia R. Brown, Prodr. 408. 1810. | TYPE: Rhagodia billardieri R. Brown 1810, nom. Illegit. (Chenopodium baccatum Labillardière 1805; Rhagodia baccata (Labillardière) Moquin-Tandon 1849.) Lectotypified by Ulbrich, in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2. 16c: 480. 1934. | |
| Syoctonum | Syoctonum Bernhardi, Allg. Thuering. Gartenzeitung 1: ?. 1847. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Vulvaria | Vulvaria Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 1: 174. 1897. | TYPE: = Chenopodium Linnaeus 1753. |