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Chenopodiaceae

Jerusalem-Oak

Dysphania botrys (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

Family
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Dysphania

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Common names

By language (14)
Bulgarian
Огниче
Chinese
香藜, 刺藜
Czech
Merlík hroznový
Dutch
Druifkruid
English
Jerusalem-Oak, Jerusalem oak goosefoot, Sticky goosefoot, Feathered geranium
Estonian
Kobar-hanemalts
Finnish
Tammisavikka
French
Ansérine à épis, Chénopode botride, Chénopode botryde, Chénopode botrys, Chénopode en grappe, Chénopode à grappes, Herbe à printemps, Piment
German
Klebriger Drüsengänsefuß, Gewöhnlicher Drüsengänsefuß, Kleb-Drüsengänsefuß, Klebriger Gänsefuß, Klebriger Gänsefuss
Latvian
Smaržīgā balanda
Norwegian Bokmål
Eikemelde
Russian
Марь душистая
Slovenian
Lepljiva metlika
Spanish
Bien granada, Bodria, Botris, Hierba de primavera, Hierba racimosa, Milgranada, Te de Valladolid, Té de Valladolid

Synonyms

  • Ambrina botrys Moq.
  • Ambrina foetida Moq.
  • Atriplex botrys (L.) Crantz
  • Botrydium aromaticum Spach
  • Botrydium botrys (L.) Small
  • Botrys aromatica (Spach) Nieuwl.
  • Chenopodium botrydium St.-Lag.
  • Chenopodium botryoides Raf. ex Moq.
  • Chenopodium botrys L.
  • Chenopodium ilicifolium Griff.
  • Chenopodium nepalense Moq.
  • Neobotrydium botrys (L.) Moldenke
  • Roubieva botrys Fuss
  • Teloxys botrys (L.) W.A.Weber
  • Vulvaria botrys (L.) Bubani

Characteristics

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

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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.