Chenopodium L.
(goosefoots)

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Plant (Click to open)
Species aggregate 1 subtaxa 53 images
Plant (Click to open)
Species 32 images
Leaves (Click to open)
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Species 38 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusChenopodium (goosefoots)
FamilyAMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Chenopodium Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012
Rand, M. 2010 A guide to pigweeds, goosefoots, oraches and their relatives in Hampshire: the family Amaranthaceae (formerly Amaranthaceae and Chenopodiaceae). http://hantsplants.org.uk/articles.php

Chenopodium (goosefoots) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chenopodium (goosefoots)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 32 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chenopodium (goosefoots)
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