*Blitum bonus-henricus (Linnaeus) C.A. Meyer. Common name: Good King Henry. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas, grown as a pot-herb and spread from cultivation. Distribution: Native of Europe. Cultivated and is known from as far south as KY, NJ, and PA.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NY, Fuentes-Bazan, Uotila, & Borsch (2012), Mosyakin (2013); = Chenopodium bonus-henricus L. — C, F, FNA4, Il, Mi, Pa, Bassett & Crompton (1982), Piirainen, Liebisch, & Kadereit (2017). Basionym: Chenopodium bonus-henricus L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Chenopodium bonus-henricus - FNA4
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