Chenopodiaceae
Stinking goosefoot
Chenopodium vulvaria
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Chenopodium
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Common names
By language (20)
- Belarusian
- Лебяда смярдзючая
- Bulgarian
- Струпейниче
- Catalan
- Herba sardinera
- Chinese
- 菊叶香藜, 菊葉香藜
- Czech
- Merlík smrdutý
- Dutch
- Stinkende ganzenvoet
- English
- Stinking goosefoot
- Estonian
- Haisev hanemalts
- Finnish
- Haisusavikka
- French
- Chénopode fétide
- German
- Stinkender Gänsefuss, Stinkender Gänsefuß, Stink-Gänsefuß, Übelriechender Gänsefuss, Übelriechender Gänsefuß
- Latvian
- Siļķu balanda
- Macedonian
- Смрдлива дива лобода
- Polish
- Komosa mierzliwa
- Russian
- Марь вонючая
- Slovenian
- Smrdeča metlika
- Spanish
- Cenizo hediondo, Hagea hedionda, Hierba sardinera, Mea perros, Mea-perros, Sardinera
- Swedish
- Stinkmålla
- Ukrainian
- Лобода смердюча
- Welsh
- Troed-yr-ŵydd drewllyd
Synonyms
- Ambrina graveolens (Lag. & Rodr.) Moq.
- Anserina foetida (Lam.) Montandon
- Atriplex vulvaria (L.) Garsault
- Atriplex vulvularia (L.) Crantz
- Botrydium schraderi Spach
- Chenopodium effusum M.Martens & Galeotti
- Chenopodium foetidum Lam.
- Chenopodium graveolens Lag. & Rodr.
- Chenopodium olidum Curtis
- Chenopodium quercifolium Moq.
- Chenopodium trilobatum Moq.
- Chenopodium vulvaria var. incisum Maire
- Chenopodium vulvaria var. microphyllum Moq.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to October (from 21 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tursaka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Emanuele Santarelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ulf Schmitz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wohlert Wohlers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Quentin Groom, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wohlert Wohlers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michel Langeveld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wohlert Wohlers, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.