Dysphania
Description of the genus
Annual or short-lived perennial herbs bearing glandular hairs and sessile glands. Leaves alternate. Inflorescence terminal and axillary. Flowers bisexual or rarely unisexual, borne in loose cymes. Perianth segments 1-5. Stamens 1-5. Derivation of name: from the Greek dysphanes, meaning scarcely visible, referring to the very small flowers. Comment: Several species in the region, formerly in Chenopodium, are now placed in this genus. Worldwide: 46 species, almost cosmopolitan Zimbabwe: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| carinata (R.Br.) Mosyakin & Clemants | W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| procera (Hochst. ex Moq.) Mosyakin & Clemants | E | |
| schraderiana (Schult.) Mosyakin & Clemants | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
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