Chenopodiaceae
Nettleleaf goosefoot
Chenopodium murale
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Chenopodium
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- عفينة
- Czech
- Merlík zední
- Dutch
- Muurganzenvoet
- English
- Nettleleaf goosefoot, Nettle-leaved goosefoot
- French
- Ansérine des murs
- German
- Mauer-Gänsefuß, Mauergänsefuss, Chenopodiastrum murale
- lah
- کرنڈ
- Punjabi
- ਕਰੁੰਡ
- Quechua
- Asnak kañiwa, Asnaq kañiwa, Ayara kinwa, Kachi yuyu, Llipch'a
- Russian
- Марь стенная
- Slovenian
- Pozidna metlika
- Spanish
- Cenizo negro, Salaillo, Salao verde
Synonyms
- Anserina muralis (L.) Montandon
- Atriplex muralis (L.) Crantz
- Chenopodium biforme Nees
- Chenopodium carthagenense Zuccagni
- Chenopodium carthagenense Zucc.
- Chenopodium chamrium Buch.-Ham.
- Chenopodium congestum Hook.f.
- Chenopodium flavum Forssk.
- Chenopodium gandhium Buch.-Ham.
- Chenopodium guineense Jacq.
- Chenopodium laterale Aiton
- Chenopodium longidjawense Peter
- Chenopodium lucidum Gilib.
- Chenopodium maroccanum Pau
- Chenopodium murale f. albescens (Moq.) Maire
- Chenopodium murale var. acutidentatum Aellen
- Chenopodium murale var. albescens Moq.
- Chenopodium murale var. angustatum Fenzl
- Chenopodium murale var. biforme (Nees) Moq.
- Chenopodium murale var. carthagenense Moq.
- Chenopodium murale var. latifolium Fenzl
- Chenopodium murale var. microphyllum Coss. & Germ.
- Chenopodium murale var. paucidentatum Beck
- Chenopodium murale var. spissidentatum Murr
- Rhagodia baccata (Labill.) Moq.
- Rhagodia baccata var. congesta (Hook.f.) Hook.f.
- Rhagodia congesta (Hook.f.) Moq.
- Vulvaria trachisperma Bubani
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.