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

Spinacia oleracea L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Spinacia*	L.	accepted genus name
*Spinacia oleracea*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Spinacia tetrandra*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Spinacia glabra*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Spinacia oleracea subsp. glabra*	(Mill.) Cout.	heterotypic synonym
*Spinacia inermis*	Moench	synonym; nom. illeg.
*Spinacia spinosa*	Moench	synonym; nom. illeg.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: Spinaqi sources: Demiri, M. 1981: Flora Ekskursioniste E Shqiperise

Aragonese: espinaca; espinacas; espinacs; espinaes; espinais; espinals; espinaques; espinayes sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Asturian: espinaca sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Azerbaijani: Бостан спанаг sources: Karjagin, I. I. 1952: Flora Azerbajdžana 3. – Baku: Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk Azerbajdžanskoj SSR

Basque: ciacerba; espinaka; ziazerba sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: espinac; espinaca; espinach; espinachs; espinacs; espinaga sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Croatian: goli špinat sources: Nikolić, T. 2000: Flora Croatica. Index florae Croaticae, 1. – Natura Croatica 3, Suppl. 1

Czech: špenát setý sources: Klic na kvetene Ceske republiky

Danish: spinat sources: Jonsell, B. 2001: Flora Nordica 2

Dutch: Spinazie sources: Meijden, R. van der 1990: Heukels' Flora van Nederland, ed. 21. – Groningen

Finnish: (ruoka)pinaatti; pinaatti 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;Jonsell, B. 2001: Flora Nordica 2

French: Epinard; Épinard sources: Aeschimann, D. & Heitz, C. 1996: Index synonymique de la flore de Suisse et territoires limitrophes (ISFS). – Genève;2006: Tela Botanica, Le réseau de la botanique francophone – http://www.tela-botanica.org/

German: Spinat; Spinat sources: Aeschimann, D. & Heitz, C. 1996: Synonymie-Index der Schweizer Flora und der angenzenden Gebiete;Rothmaler, W. (ed. Jäger, E. J.) 2011: Exkursionsflora von Deutschland. Gefäßpflanzen: Grundband, ed. 20. – Heidelberg: Spektrum

Greek: Σπανάκι το λαχανώδες sources: Kabbadas, D. S. 1957–1964: Eikonographemenon botanikon-phytologikon lexikon. – Athenai

Icelandic: Spínat sources: Jonsell, B. 2001: Flora Nordica 2

Italian: Spinacio; Spinacio comune sources: Arrigoni, P. V. 2006: Flora dell'Isola di Sardegna 1. – Sassari;Aeschimann, D. & Heitz, C. 1996: Indice sinonimico della Flora della Svizzera e territori limitrofi

Majorcan: espinac; espinachs; espinacs sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Norwegian: Spinat sources: Jonsell, B. 2001: Flora Nordica 2

Polish: Szpinak warzywny sources: Mirek, Z. 1995: Vascular plants of Poland. A Checklist.

Portuguese: espinacio; espinafre; espinafre de Holanda; espinafre redondo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Romanian: Spanac; Спанак де-грэдинэ sources: Ciocârlan, V. 2009: Flora Ilustrată a României: Pteridophyta et Spermatophyta. – Bucureşti;Gejdeman, T. S. 1986: Opredelitel' vysših rastenij Moldavskoj SSR, ed. 3. – Kisinev: Shtiintza

Scottish: Ispinazza; Spinacciu sources: Arrigoni, P. V. 2006: Flora dell'Isola di Sardegna 1. – Sassari

Slovak: špenát siaty sources: Marhold, K. & Hindák, F. 1998: Zoznam nižších a vyšších rastlín Slovenska. – Bratislava

Slovenian: špinača sources: Martinčič, A. 1999: Mala flora Slovenije, ed. 3. – Ljubljana

Spanish, Castillian: espinaca; espinaca común; espinaca de Holanda; espinaca de invierno; espinaca de verano; espinaca hembra; espinaca macho; espinacas sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: spenat; spenat sources: Jonsell, B. 2001: Flora Nordica 2;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

Valencian: espinac

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 1027. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Uotila, P. Spinacia oleracea L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/6c3fd68f-0448-4817-9aa3-00f7a7552e6d

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EU Habitat Directive:
annex V EU Habitat Directive Annex V: Species of community interest whose taking in the wild and exploitation may be subject to management measures.