Chenopodium L.

  • Authority

    Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro & collaborators. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581.

  • Family

    Amaranthaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Chenopodium L.

  • Description

    Genus Description - Herbs or rarely subshrubs, more or less farinaceous or glabrous. Leaves alternate, entire to sinuate, petiolate to sessile. Flowers bisexual, in glomerules, either solitary or aggregated on spikes; bracteoles lacking; calyx of 5 sepals; stamens 5, with flattened membranous filaments; styles 2 or 3. Utricle indehiscent, membranous; seeds nearly lenticular.

  • Distribution

    A genus of 100 to 150 species, predominantly temperate in distribution.

    Saint John Virgin Islands of the United States South America|