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Chenopodiaceae

Canihua

Chenopodium pallidicaule Aellen

Family
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Chenopodium

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Common names

By language (16)
Arabic
سرمق شاحب, السرمق الشاحب
arz
سرمق شاحب
Asturian
Cañihua
Aymara
Qañiwa
Basque
Kañiwa
Breton
Kañiwa
Chinese
白藜
English
Canihua
Finnish
Kaniwa, Kanihua
Hebrew
קאניווה
Japanese
カニワ, カニューア
Macedonian
Кањива
Persian
سلمک رنگپریده
Quechua
Qañawa, Kañiwa, Qañiwa
Spanish
Canahua, Canihua, Cañahua, Cañihua, Kaniwa, Kañiwa, Qanawa, Qañawa
Swedish
Canihua

Synonyms

  • Chenopodium canihua O.F.Cook
  • Chenopodium pallidicaule f. melanospermum Hunz.
  • Chenopodium pallidicaule f. purpureum Aellen

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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.