Chenopodium Linnaeus. Common name: Goosefoot, Lamb's-quarters, Pigweed.
A genus of about 140 species, herbs, shrubs, and small trees, of nearly cosmopolitan distribution. The genus (as traditionally circumscribed) has been determined to be paraphyletic (unless Atriplex is included, leading to the segregation of several monophyletic genera (Fuentes-Bazan, Mansion, & Borsch 2012; Fuentes-Bazan, Uotila, & Borsch 2012). We follow the taxonomic scheme with recircumscribed genera.
References: Bassett & Crompton (1982); Clemants & Mosyakin (2003a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003b); Fuentes-Bazan, Mansion, & Borsch (2012); Fuentes-Bazan, Uotila, & Borsch (2012); Judd & Ferguson (1999); Kadereit et al. (2010); Kühn (1993) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Mosyakin & Clemants (1996); Ungberg (2022) In Weakley et al. (2022); Wahl (1954). Show full citations.
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© Gary P. Fleming | Chenopodium foggii | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Chenopodium berlandieri var. macrocalycium | Original Image ⭷
© Patrick Hacker, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Patrick Hacker | Chenopodium opulifolium source | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
© Gary P. Fleming | Chenopodium foggii | Original Image ⭷
© Patrick Hacker, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Patrick Hacker | Chenopodium opulifolium source | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
© Gary P. Fleming | Chenopodium standleyanum | Original Image ⭷
© Aidan Campos | Chenopodium pallescens source | Original Image ⭷
© Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matt Berger | Chenopodium atrovirens source | Original Image ⭷
© Steven Daniel, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steven Daniel | Chenopodium foggii source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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