Chenopodium subg. Blitum

Plants annual or perennial. Leaf blades glabrous or farinose. Inflorescences dense glomerules sessile on terminal or axillary spikes. Flowers: perianth segments 3–5, stamens 1–5. Seeds vertical or vertical and horizontal in same inflorescence.

Distribution

Northern Hemisphere.

Discussion

Species 8 (8 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Chenopodium sect. Agathophytum, Chenopodium sect. Blitum, Chenopodium sect. Degenia, Chenopodium sect. Glauca, Chenopodium sect. Pseudoblitum