familyChenopodiaceae
genusChenopodium
subgenusChenopodium subg. Blitum
speciesChenopodium chenopodioides
Chenopodium chenopodioides
in C. Osten et al., Ostenia, 98. 1933
Basionyms: Blitum chenopodioides Linnaeus Mant. Pl. 2: 170. 1771
Synonyms: Chenopodium botryodes Smith Chenopodium chenopodioides var. degenianum (Aellen) Aellen Chenopodium crassifolium unknown
Stems erect to prostrate, much-branched, 0.1–3.5 dm, glabrous. Leaves nonaromatic; petiole to 0.28 cm; blade deltate or narrowly deltate, 0.8–6 × 0.2–3.5 cm, base cuneate, margins entire or broadly dentate, apex acute to obtuse. Inflorescences lateral glomerules sessile on lateral branched spikes; glomerules subglobose, 3–4 mm diam.; bracts oblanceolate to linear, 0.2–1.5 cm. Flowers: perianth segments 3, connate almost to apex into 0.5–0.8 mm tube; lobes deltate, 0.1–0.5 × 0.3–0.4 mm, membranous, apex acute, flat or occasionally keeled-corniculate, glabrous, green and covering fruit at maturity; stamen 1; stigmas 2, 0.2 mm. Utricles ovoid; pericarp nonadherent, reticulate-punctate. Seeds vertical and horizontal, ovoid, 0.6–0.9 mm diam., margins rounded; seed coat black, smooth.
Phenology: Fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat: Borders of lakes and ponds, lake bottoms, in fields
Elevation: 100-2400 m
Phenology: Fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat: Borders of lakes and ponds, lake bottoms, in fields
Elevation: 100-2400 m
Distribution

Calif., Colo., Nev., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo., South America.
Discussion
The name Chenopodium botryodes Smith was sometimes applied to C. chenopodioides because of uncertainty about the proper application and typification of the name Blitum chenopodioides Linnaeus. The recent publication by P. Uotila (2001) provides a reasonable solution by maintaining the traditional usage through neotypification of the Linnaean name.
References
None.
Lower Taxa
No lower taxa listed.
Facts about "Chenopodium chenopodioides"
Author | Steven E. Clemants + and Sergei L. Mosyakin + |
Authority | (Linnaeus) Aellen in C. Osten et al. + |
Basionyms | Blitum chenopodioides + |
Distribution | Calif. +, Colo. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +, Utah +, Wash. +, Wyo. + and South America. + |
Elevation | 100-2400 m + |
Habitat | Borders of lakes and ponds, lake bottoms, in fields + |
Illustrator | Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey + |
Phenology | Fruiting summer–fall. + |
Publication title | in C. Osten et al., Ostenia, + |
Publication year | 1933 + |
Reference | None + |
Source xml | https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/f6b125a955440c0872999024f038d74684f65921/coarse grained fna xml/V4/V4 518.xml + |
Synonyms | Chenopodium botryodes +, Chenopodium chenopodioides var. degenianum + and Chenopodium crassifolium + |
Taxon family | Chenopodiaceae + |
Taxon name | Chenopodium chenopodioides + |
Taxon parent | Chenopodium sect. Pseudoblitum + |
Taxon rank | species + |
Volume | Volume 4 + |