Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Caryophyllanae > Order Caryophyllales > Family Chenopodiaceae

Blitum L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Chenopodium sect. Blitum*	(L.) Benth. & Hook. f.	homotypic synonym
*Morocarpus*	Boehm.	homotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Monolepis*	Schrad.	heterotypic synonym
*Blitum bonus-henricus*	(L.) Rchb.	taxonomically included in
*Blitum capitatum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Blitum nuttallianum*	Schult.	taxonomically included in
*Blitum petiolare*	Link	taxonomically included in
*Blitum venetum*	Iamonico, Argenti, Sciuto & M. A. Wolf	taxonomically included in
*Blitum virgatum*	L.	taxonomically included in

Children

Blitum bonus-henricus (L.) Rchb.
Blitum capitatum L.
Blitum nuttallianum Schult.
Blitum petiolare Link
Blitum venetum Iamonico, Argenti, Sciuto & M. A. Wolf
Blitum virgatum L.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: murosavikat 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: fruktmållor

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 4. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Uotila, P. Blitum L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/43a16e05-28ef-4be2-b1ca-1c680c11c297

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Occurrence

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Managed

No data

Environment

no data

Importance

EU Birds Directive:
Annex II/B 2009 This species may be hunted under national legislation, as long as it does not jeopardise conservation efforts in their distribution area, and only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated in the Directive, according to Annex II/B of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

This species may be hunted under national legislation, as long as it does not jeopardise conservation efforts in their distribution area, and only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated in the Directive, according to Annex II/B of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.