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Family Chenopodiaceae - Goosefoot
Strawberry Spinach

Chenopodium capitatum
Lambs Quarters - Pigweed

Chenopodium album
Winged Pigweed

Cycloloma atriplicifolium
Spinach

Spinacia oleracea
Tumbleweed - Russian

Salsola kali
Kochia

Kochia scoparia
Goosefoot - Maple Leaved

Chenopodium hybridum
Greasewood

Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Spearscale - Orache

Atriplex patula
Winterfat - Winter Sage

Krascheninnikovia lanata
Saltbush - Spiny

Atriplex confertifolia
Orache - Garden

Atriplex hortensis


Atriplex elegans
Saltbush - Silver

Atriplex obovata
Swiss Chard - Beet

Beta vulgaris
Hopsage - Spiny

Atriplex spinosa
Pickleweed - Chico

Allenrolfea occidentalis
Seep Weed - Desert

Suaeda moquinii
Four Wing Salt Bush

Atriplex canescens
Saltwort

Salicornia virginica
Goosefoot - Silver Leaf

Chenopodium leptophyllum
Beet - Commercial Vegetable

Beta vulgaris
Glasswort - Bigelows

Salicornia bigelovii

Narrative

Goosefoot Family (Chenopodiaceae) contains about 1,300-1,400 species organized into perhaps 100-120 different genera. These are annual or perennial herbs (rarely shrubs) with angled stems. The petal-less flowers are usually small and greenish. This family had 27 genera and 190 species growing in greater North America as of 1994.

Taxonomy

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Kingdom Plantae Plant
Phylum Embryophyta Seed Plants
Class Dicotyledoneae Dicots
Order Centrospermae Pinks - Pokeweed And Allies
Family Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot
SubFamily

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GenusSpecies
Abiescephalonica
Abiesforrestii
Abiesnumidica
Abiespinsapo
Abiesveitchii
Acaciatortuosa
Acaciawrightii
Acerbarbatum
Acerleucoderme
Acerpseudoplatanus
Acerspicatum
Achrasemarginata
Acoelorrhaphewrightii
Acrocomiatotai
Albizialebbek
Alnuscrispa
Alnusmaritima
Alnusoblongifolia
Alnusoregona = rubra
Alnusrhombifolia
Alnusrugosa
Alvaradoaamorphoides
Amphitecnalatifolia
Amyrisbalsamifera
Amyriselemifera
Annonasquamosa
Aquilegiabrevistyla
Aquilegiacaerulea
Aquilegiadesertorum
Aquilegiaelegantula
Aquilegiajonesii
Aquilegialongissima
Aquilegiamicrantha
Aquilegiasaximontana
Aquilegiascopulorum
Aquilegiatriternata
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