familyChenopodiaceae
genusChenopodium
subgenusChenopodium subg. Blitum
sectionChenopodium sect. Blitum

Chenopodium sect. Blitum

(Linnaeus) Bentham & Hooker f.

Gen. Pl. 3: 52. 1880.

Steven E. Clemants, Sergei L. Mosyakin
Basionym: Undefined sect. Blitum Linnaeus Sp. Pl.,Gen. Pl. ed. 1: 4. 1753,5, 6. 1754
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 280.

Plants annual. Leaf blades lanceolate, ovate, or usually triangular, glabrous. Perianth segments 3(–4), connate only at base or connate into irregular lobes, margins entire; stigmas 0.1–0.5 mm. Seeds vertical.

Distribution

North America, Europe, Asia.

Discussion

Species 4 or 5 (2 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Author
Steven E. Clemants +  and Sergei L. Mosyakin +
Authority
(Linnaeus) Bentham & Hooker f. +
Basionyms
Undefined sect. Blitum +
Distribution
North America +, Europe +  and Asia. +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Number of lower taxa
2 +
Publication title
Gen. Pl. +
Publication year
1880 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V4/V4 510.xml +
Taxon family
Chenopodiaceae +
Taxon name
Chenopodium sect. Blitum +
Taxon parent
Chenopodium subg. Blitum +
Taxon rank
section +
Volume
Volume 4 +