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Chenopodiaceae

Largeseed goosefoot

Chenopodium macrospermum Hook.f.

Family
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Chenopodium

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Largeseed goosefoot
German
Oxybasis macrosperma

Synonyms

  • Blitum rubrum var. macrosperma (Hook.f.) Speg.
  • Chenopodium halophilum Phil.
  • Chenopodium macrospermum f. angustius Thell. & Aellen
  • Chenopodium macrospermum f. farinosum (S.Watson) Aellen
  • Chenopodium macrospermum f. latifolium Thell. & Aellen
  • Chenopodium macrospermum f. nanum Aellen
  • Chenopodium macrospermum f. subviride Aellen
  • Chenopodium macrospermum subsp. crassicaule (Moq.) Aellen
  • Chenopodium macrospermum subsp. halophilum (Phil.) Aellen
  • Chenopodium macrospermum subsp. macrospermum
  • Chenopodium macrospermum var. farinosum (S.Watson) J.T.Howell
  • Chenopodium macrospermum var. halophilum (Phil.) Standl.
  • Chenopodium macrospermum var. subviride (Aellen) B.Boivin

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.