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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

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

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

• 9 are recorded as invalid
• 33 are recorded as illegitimate

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: