familyChenopodiaceae
genusChenopodium
subgenusChenopodium subg. Chenopodium
subsectionChenopodium subsect. Favosa
Chenopodium subsect. Favosa
Novon 6: 401. 1996.
Basionym: Chenopodium (sect. Undefined) ser. Favosa Aellen Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 69: 69. 1964
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 293.
Leaf blades rhombic, ovate, lanceolate, or triangular, thick, with pair of basal teeth, margins usually dentate or sinuate-dentate, farinose. Inflorescences glomerules on compound spikes or panicles. Seeds with margins rounded; seed coat honeycombed.
Distribution
North America, Asia.
Discussion
Species ca. 10 (4 in the flora).
Selected References
None.