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Chenopodiaceae Vent.

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted
Name Status: nom. cons.

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

*Agathophora*	(Fenzl) Bunge	taxonomically included in
*Agriophyllum*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Anabasis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Anthochlamys*	Fenzl	taxonomically included in
*Arthrocnemum*	Moq.	taxonomically included in
*Arthrophytum*	Schrenk	taxonomically included in
*Atriplex*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Axyris*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Bassia*	All.	taxonomically included in
*Beta*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Bienertia*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Blitum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Camphorosma*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Ceratocarpus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Chenopodiastrum*	S. Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch	taxonomically included in
*Chenopodium*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Climacoptera*	Botsch.	taxonomically included in
*Corispermum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Cornulaca*	Delile	taxonomically included in
*Cyathobasis*	Aellen	taxonomically included in
*Dysphania*	R. Br.	taxonomically included in
*Enchylaena*	R. Br.	taxonomically included in
*Girgensohnia*	Fenzl	taxonomically included in
*Hablitzia*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Halanthium*	K. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Halimione*	Aellen	taxonomically included in
*Halimocnemis*	C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Halocharis*	Moq.	taxonomically included in
*Halocnemum*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Halogeton*	Ledeb.	taxonomically included in
*Halopeplis*	Ung.-Sternb.	taxonomically included in
*Halostachys*	Schrenk	taxonomically included in
*Halothamnus*	Jaub. & Spach	taxonomically included in
*Haloxylon*	Bunge	taxonomically included in
*Hammada*	Iljin	taxonomically included in
*Horaninovia*	Fisch. & C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Kalidium*	Moq.	taxonomically included in
*Krascheninnikovia*	Gueldenst.	taxonomically included in
*Lipandra*	Moq.	taxonomically included in
*Maireana*	Moq.	taxonomically included in
*Microcnemum*	Ung.-Sternb.	taxonomically included in
*Nanophyton*	Less.	taxonomically included in
*Noaea*	Moq.	taxonomically included in
*Nucularia*	Batt.	taxonomically included in
*Ofaiston*	Raf.	taxonomically included in
*Oreobliton*	Durieu & Moq.	taxonomically included in
*Oxybasis*	Kar. & Kir.	taxonomically included in
*Panderia*	Fisch. & C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Patellifolia*	A. J. Scott, Ford-Lloyd & J. T. Williams	taxonomically included in
*Petrosimonia*	Bunge	taxonomically included in
*Polycnemum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Pyankovia*	Akhani & Roalson	taxonomically included in
*Salicornia*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Salsola*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Sarcocornia*	A. J. Scott	taxonomically included in
*Seidlitzia*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Sevada*	Moq.	taxonomically included in
*Spinacia*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Suaeda*	Scop.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Teloxys*	Moq.	taxonomically included in
*Traganopsis*	Maire & Wilczek	taxonomically included in
*Traganum*	Delile	taxonomically included in
*Halophytaceae*	A. Soriano	synonym

Children

Agathophora (Fenzl) Bunge
Agriophyllum M. Bieb.
Anabasis L.
Anthochlamys Fenzl
Arthrocnemum Moq.
Arthrophytum Schrenk
Atriplex L.
Axyris L.
Bassia All.
Beta L.
Bienertia Boiss.
Blitum L.
Camphorosma L.
Ceratocarpus L.
Chenopodiastrum S. Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch
Chenopodium L.
Climacoptera Botsch.
Corispermum L.
Cornulaca Delile
Cyathobasis Aellen
Dysphania R. Br.
Enchylaena R. Br.
Girgensohnia Fenzl
Hablitzia M. Bieb.
Halanthium K. Koch
Halimione Aellen
Halimocnemis C. A. Mey.
Halocharis Moq.
Halocnemum M. Bieb.
Halogeton Ledeb.
Halopeplis Ung.-Sternb.
Halostachys Schrenk
Halothamnus Jaub. & Spach
Haloxylon Bunge
Hammada Iljin
Horaninovia Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
Kalidium Moq.
Krascheninnikovia Gueldenst.
Lipandra Moq.
Maireana Moq.
Microcnemum Ung.-Sternb.
Nanophyton Less.
Noaea Moq.
Nucularia Batt.
Ofaiston Raf.
Oreobliton Durieu & Moq.
Oxybasis Kar. & Kir.
Panderia Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
Patellifolia A. J. Scott, Ford-Lloyd & J. T. Williams
Petrosimonia Bunge
Polycnemum L.
Pyankovia Akhani & Roalson
Salicornia L.
Salsola L.
Sarcocornia A. J. Scott
Seidlitzia Boiss.
Sevada Moq.
Spinacia L.
Suaeda Scop.
Teloxys Moq.
Traganopsis Maire & Wilczek
Traganum Delile

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: savikkakasvit sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: mållväxter

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Tabl. Règn. Vég. 2: 253. 1799

Genbank

Citation

Uotila, P. 2011+: Chenopodiaceae (pro parte majore). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. Chenopodiaceae Vent. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/3c3c555c-678d-4d96-8648-526fed4bf50f

WoRMS (2025). Chenopodiaceae. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382483

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Occurrence

Present

Absent

Doubtful

Native

Introduced

Naturalised

Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Importance

IUCN:
Red List status DD 2009 This species is data deficient, there is inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution and/or population status according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.