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Chenopodium sect. Blitum
Gen. Pl. 3: 52. 1880.
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.
Revision as of 21:40, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
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.