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2223.000 Chenopodium
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs, often mealy or foetid. Stems usually grooved or angular and often striped with red, white or green. Flowers bisexual and female, in small cymes ("glomerules") arranged in a branched inflorescence. Bracteoles 0. Perianth normally (3-)4-5-lobed. Stamens 1-5. Stigmas 2(-5). Seeds "horizontal" (vertically flattened) or less often "vertical" (horizontally flattened); testa normally hard. Derivation of name: In Greek: goose-foot, referring to the shape of the leaves of some species. Worldwide: c. 100 species, mainly in temperate regions The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| album L. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| ambrosioides L. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| carinatum R. Br. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| giganteum D. Don | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E | |
| hederiforme (Murr) Aellen | Altitude Rainfall Geology | S | |
| murale L. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W,C,S | |
| opulifolium Schrad. ex Koch & Ziz. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | W,E | |
| procerum Hochst. ex Moq. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | |
| schraderianum Schultz. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | |
| strictum Roth | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N |
Other sources of information about Chenopodium:
Flora of Mozambique: ChenopodiumePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Chenopodium
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Chenopodium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Chenopodium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chenopodium
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Chenopodium
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