Chenopodiaceae
Good king henry
Blitum bonus-henricus
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Blitum
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Common names
By language (36)
- Arabic
- إسبانخ بري
- arz
- اسبانخ برى
- Asturian
- Farga
- azb
- هنریخ ترهسی
- Belarusian
- Лебяда добрага Генрыха
- Bulgarian
- Чувен
- Catalan
- Espinac de muntanya
- Chinese
- 菜藜
- Czech
- Merlík všedobr
- Dutch
- Brave hendrik
- English
- Good king henry, Good-King-Henry, English mercury, Lincolnshire spinach, Markery, Mercury goosefoot, Perennial goosefoot, Poor-man's asparagus
- Esperanto
- Bona henriko
- Estonian
- Tervelehine hanemalts
- Finnish
- Hyvänheikinsavikka
- French
- Chénopode Bon-Henri, Ansérine bon-henri, Bon-henri, Arroche Bon-Henri, Chénopode du bon Henri, Herbe du bon Henri, Sarron, Toute-bonne
- German
- Guter Heinrich, Wilder Spinat
- hsb
- Wulka pólšica
- Icelandic
- Hinriksnjóli
- Irish
- Praiseach bhráthar
- kab
- Tibidas
- Latvian
- Labā Indriķa balanda
- lmo
- Coméda, Coméde
- Macedonian
- Чуен
- nap
- Òrape
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Stolt henrik, Stolt-henrik
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Stolt henrik
- os
- Куыдзы æрыскъæф
- pdc
- Guder Heinrich
- Polish
- Komosa strzałkowata
- Russian
- Марь цельнолистная
- Slovak
- Mrlík dobrý
- Slovenian
- Stajska metlika
- Spanish
- Alimoaches, Almoches, Armuelles sylvestres, Buen Enrique, Ceniglo untuoso, Enriqueta, Hoja de alubia, Hoja de pie de mulo
- Swedish
- Lungrot
- Ukrainian
- Лобода доброго Генріха
- Welsh
- Llysiau‘r gwrda
Synonyms
- Agathophytum bonus-henricus (L.) Moq.
- Agatophyton bonus-henricus (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Anserina bonus-henricus (L.) Dumort.
- Atriplex bonus-henricus (L.) Crantz
- Blitum bonus-henricus var. alpinum (DC.) Moq.
- Blitum bonus-henricus var. erosum Moq.
- Blitum perenne Bubani
- Chenopodium bonus-henricus L.
- Chenopodium bonus-henricus var. alpinum DC.
- Chenopodium hastatum St.-Lag.
- Chenopodium ruderale Kit. ex Moq.
- Chenopodium ruderale St.-Lag.
- Chenopodium sagittatum Lam.
- Chenopodium spinacifolium Stokes
- Chenopodium triangulare Dulac
- Chenopodium triangularifolia Gilib.
- Orthospermum bonus-henricus (L.) Schur
- Orthosporum bonus-henricus (L.) T.Nees
Flowers
- In flower
- May to August (from 152 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ana Garcia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jens Ullenius, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Dave, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Orjen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gergely Nigg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thomas Mathis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yuri Sofronov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vladimír Fuka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.