Chenopodium subsect. Leptophylla

Leaf blades linear or linear-lanceolate, occasionally narrowly oblong-ovate or triangular (C. atrovirens), thick, margins entire or with pair of basal teeth or lobes, farinose or rarely glabrous. Inflorescences glomerules on terminal and axillary panicles. Seeds with margins rounded or acute; seed coat smooth, rugulate, or warty.

Distribution

North America.

Discussion

Species 9 (9 in the flora).

Selected References

Crawford, D. J. 1975. Systematic relationships in the narrow-leaved species of Chenopodium of the western United States. Brittonia 27: 279–288.

Lower Taxa

Chenopodium atrovirens, Chenopodium cycloides, Chenopodium desiccatum, Chenopodium foggii, Chenopodium hians, Chenopodium leptophyllum, Chenopodium pallescens, Chenopodium pratericola, Chenopodium subglabrum