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Chenopodium

The genus Chenopodium is in the family Amaranthaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Chenopodium

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Chenopodium acerifolium Andrz. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium acuminatum Willd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium adpressifolium Pandeya & A.Pandeya Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium albescens Small Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium album L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium allanii Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium amurense Ignatov Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium antarcticum (Hook.f.) Hook.f. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium atripliciforme Murr Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium atrovirens Rydb. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium auricomiforme Murr & Thell. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium auricomum Lindl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium ayare Toro Torrico Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium badachschanicum Tzvelev Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium berlandieri Moq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × binzianum Aellen & Thell. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium bipinnatifidum Moric. ex Moq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × bohemicum F.Dvorák Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × bontei Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium bonus-henricus L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium bryoniifolium Bunge Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium burkartii (Aellen) Vorosch. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium californicum (S.Watson) S.Watson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Asch. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium carnosulum Moq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium chaldoranicum Rahimin. & Ghaemm. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium chenopodioides (L.) Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × christii Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium congolanum (Hauman) Brenan Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium cordobense Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium cornutum (Torr.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex S.Watson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium coronopus Moq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × covillei Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium crusoeanum Skottsb. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium cuneifolium Vahl Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium curvispicatum Paul G.Wilson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium cyanifolium Pandeya, Singhal & A.K.Bhatn. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium cycloides A.Nelson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × dadakovae F.Dvorák Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × densifolium (Ludwig & Aellen) F. Dvořák Accepted M TRO
Chenopodium desertorum (J.M.Black) J.M.Black Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium desiccatum A.Nelson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium detestans T.Kirk Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium diversifolium (Aellen) F.Dvorák Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium erosum R.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium eustriatum F.Dvorák Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium exsuccum (C.Loscos) Uotila Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × fallax (Aellen) F.Dvorák Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium fasciculosum Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium ficifoliiforme F.Dvorák Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium ficifolium Sm. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium flabellifolium Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium foggii Wahl Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium foliosum Asch. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium fremontii S.Watson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium frigidum Phil. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium frutescens C.A.Mey. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium gaudichaudianum (Moq.) Paul G.Wilson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium giganteum D.Don Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium glaucum L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium gracilispicum H.W.Kung Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium griseochlorinum F.Dvorák Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium gubanovii Sukhor. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium hastatifolium Pandeya & A.Pandeya Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium haumanii Ulbr. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium hederiforme (Murr) Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium helenense Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium hians Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium hircinum Schrad. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium huanghoense C.P. Tsien & C.G. Ma Accepted M TRO
Chenopodium hubbardii Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × humiliforme (Murr) F.Dvorák Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium hybridum L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium iljinii Golosk. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium incanum (S.Watson) A.Heller Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium incisum Poir. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × jedlickae F.Dvorák Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × jehlikii F.Dvorák Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium jenissejense Aellen & Iljin Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium karoi (Murr) Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × leptophylliforme Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium leptophyllum (Nutt. ex Moq.) B.D.Jacks. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × linciense Murr Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium litwinowii (Paulsen) Uotila Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium lobodontum H.Scholz Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium loureirei Steud. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium macrospermum Hook.f. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × mendelii F.Dvorák Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium mexicanum Moq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium microcarpum (Phil.) A. Tronc. Accepted M TRO
Chenopodium minuatum Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium moquinianum Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium mucronatum Thunb. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium murale L. Accepted L WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium neomexicanum Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium nesodendron Skottsb. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium nevadense Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium nidorosum Ochiauri Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium nitrariaceum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium novopokrovskyanum (Aellen) Uotila Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium oblanceolatum (Speg.) Giusti Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium obscurum Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium olukondae (Murr) Murr Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium opulifolium Schrad. ex W.D.J.Koch & Ziz Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium overi Aellen Accepted L WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium pallescens Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium pallidicaule Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium pamiricum Iljin Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium papulosum Moq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium parodii Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium parryi Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium petiolare Kunth Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium philippianum Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium phillipsianum Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium pilcomayense Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × podperae F.Dvorák Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium polyspermum L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × praeacutum Murr Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium procerum Hochst. ex Moq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × pseudoleptophyllum Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium pseudomultiflorum (Murr) Uotila Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium pueblense H.S.Reed Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium quinoa Willd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium retusum (Moq.) Juss. ex Moq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium rubrum L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium ruiz-lealii Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium sagittatum Pandeya & A.Pandeya Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium salinum Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium sanctae-clarae Johow Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium sancti-ambrosii Skottsb. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium santoshei Pandeya, Singhal & A.K.Bhatn. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium scabricaule Speg. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × schulzeanum Murr Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × smardae F.Dvorák Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium sosnowskyi Kapeller Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium spegazzinii F.Dvorák Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium standleyanum Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium stellatum S.Watson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium stenophyllum (Makino) Koidz. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium strictum Roth Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium subficifolium (Murr) Druce Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium subglabrum (S.Watson) A.Nelson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium suecicum Murr Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × tkalcsicsii H.Melzer Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium tomentosum Thouars Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium tonkinense Courchet Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × trigonocarpum Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium ulbrichii Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × unarii F.Dvorák Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium urbicum L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium × variabile Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium venturii (Aellen) Cabrera Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium vulvaria L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium watsonii A.Nelson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium x Bontei Aell. Accepted M TRO
Chenopodium zerovii Iljin Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Chenopodium zoellneri Aellen Accepted M WCSP (in review)

Statistics

The Plant List includes 622 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Chenopodium. Of these 159 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 415 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Chenopodium. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 622 species names for the genus Chenopodium recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 159 25.6%
Synonym 317 51.0%
Unplaced 90 14.5%
Unassessed 56 9.0%

All names

The status of the 1,037 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Chenopodium recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 174 16.8%
Synonym 710 68.5%
Unplaced 92 8.9%
Unassessed 61 5.9%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 622 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Chenopodium, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 157 282 0 0 439 70.6%
Low confidence 2 35 90 56 183 29.4%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Chenopodium, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 4 20 0 9 0 33 5.3%
WCSP (in review) 155 297 90 47 0 589 94.7%