Chenopodiaceae

Fetid goosefoot

Chenopodium incisum Poir.

Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Chenopodium

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Fetid goosefoot
German: Ambrina incisa
Spanish: Epazote de perro, Epazote de zorrillo, Epazote morado, Hierba de paico, Hierba de perro

Synonyms

Chenopodium ambrosioides var. graveolens Speg.
Chenopodium foetidum f. pumilum Kurtz
Chenopodium foetidum var. pumilum R.E.Fr.
Chenopodium graveolens Willd.
Chenopodium graveolens f. pumilum (Kurtz ex R.E.Fr.) Aellen
Chenopodium graveolens f. rotundifolium Aellen
Chenopodium graveolens f. rubellum (Aellen) Aellen
Chenopodium graveolens var. bangii (Murr) Aellen
Chenopodium graveolens var. mexicanum (Aellen) Aellen
Chenopodium graveolens var. neomexicanum (Aellen) Aellen
Chenopodium incisum f. pumilum (Kurtz ex R.E.Fr.) Aellen
Chenopodium incisum f. rotundifolium Aellen
Chenopodium incisum f. rubellum Aellen
Chenopodium incisum var. bangii Murr
Chenopodium incisum var. mexicanum Aellen
Chenopodium incisum var. neomexicanum Aellen
Chenopodium mandonii (S.Watan.) Aellen
Chenopodium rigidum Lingelsh.
Dysphania graveolens Mosyakin & Clemants
Dysphania mandonii (S.Watan.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Teloxys graveolens (Willd.) W.A.Weber
Teloxys mandonii S.Watan.

Flowers

In flower: September to October (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, 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.