Chenopodium vulvaria

Taxonomy:       

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophytes Class: Angiosperms Class: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Genus: Chenopodium Species: C.vulvaria

             

Synonym:

Chenopodium foetidum Lam

Chenopodium olidum curtis

Chenopodium vulvaria subsp.microphyllum

Chenopodium vulvaria subsp.vulvaria

Chenopodium vulvaria var .microphyllum

 

 

How to identify it?

Chenopodium vulvaria is an annual herbaceous plant up to 60 cm in height from the Amaranthaceae family. It is distinguished by its foul smell. It has strong alternate green leaves, branched from the base, with ascending branches to prostrate, and short petioles. Blooms in July and September, the plant flowers bisexual. Inflorescences are short in clusters on axillary or apical branches, with 5 small sepals and 5 stamens, lenticular seeds black and glossy. This plant spreads in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia, and this plant is considered poisonous because it contains saponins.

 

Type Of Plant	Life Cycle	Height	Flowering Time	Altitude
Herbaceous	Annual	0.10  to 0.60 m	July  to Sep	0  to 1700 m

Mediterranean	Edible	Color	Abundance	Toxicity
Yes	Unknown	White	Common	Yes

 

Other Common Name:

Arabic	Berber/Targui	English	French	Other Name
Hchicha fayha Sarmak N’atin	There is no specific name	Arrach	Chénopode fétide Arroche puante	Stinking goosfoot Vulvaire

 

Related species:

§  Chenopodium album

·        Chenopodium album subsp. album

·        Chenopodium album subsp. amaranthicolor

·        Chenopodium album subsp. borbasii

·        Chenopodium album subsp. opulifolium= C.opulifolium

 

§  Chenopodium ambrosioides

§  Chenopodium bonus-henricus 

§  Chenopodium botrys

§  Chenopodium chenopodioides

§  Chenopodium glaucum

§  Chenopodium hybridum

§  Chenopodium murale

§  Chenopodium opulifolium

§  Chenopodium vulvaria