Amaranthaceae

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Atriplex parryi S.Watson

Atriplex parryi S.Watson

Atriplex parryi S.Watson

Atriplex parryi S.Watson is a small spiny dioecious shrub that blooms from April to October.

Atriplex watsonii A.Nelson ex Abrams

Atriplex watsonii A.Nelson ex Abrams

Atriplex watsonii A.Nelson ex Abrams

Atriplex watsonii A.Nelson ex Abrams is a dioecious mat-forming perennial herb in the Chenopodiaceae family.

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Amaranthaceae

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthaceae is a widespread cosmopolitan flowering plant family with many human uses and some weedy invasive members.

Atriplex holocarpa F.Muell.

Atriplex holocarpa F.Muell.

Atriplex holocarpa F.Muell.

Atriplex holocarpa is a short-lived Australian halophytic saltbush tolerant of saline conditions, often used to colonize saline waste sites.

Atriplex laciniata L.

Atriplex laciniata L.

Atriplex laciniata L.

Atriplex laciniata (frosted orache) is a rare annual coastal herb found mainly on Western European Atlantic coasts.

Atriplex vesicaria Heward ex Benth.

Atriplex vesicaria Heward ex Benth.

Atriplex vesicaria Heward ex Benth.

Atriplex vesicaria, or bladder saltbush, is a dioecious perennial halophytic shrub native to arid and semi-arid southern Australia, used in modern cuisine.

Halimione pedunculata (L.) Aellen

Halimione pedunculata (L.) Aellen

Halimione pedunculata (L.) Aellen

Halimione pedunculata (pedunculate sea-purslane) is an annual seashore herb up to 30 cm tall with characteristic leaves and stipules.

Atriplex paludosa R.Br.

Atriplex paludosa R.Br.

Atriplex paludosa R.Br.

Atriplex paludosa R.Br. is an erect shrub found across several southern Australian regions.

Atriplex stipitata Benth.

Atriplex stipitata Benth.

Atriplex stipitata Benth.

Atriplex stipitata (kidney saltbush) is a dioecious Australian shrub with one recognized smaller, narrower-leaved subspecies.

Oxybasis chenopodioides (L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch

Oxybasis chenopodioides (L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch

Oxybasis chenopodioides (L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch

Oxybasis chenopodioides (Saltmarsh Goosefoot) is an annual herb native to Eurasia and North Africa with brackish grassland habitat.

Stutzia covillei (Standl.) E.H.Zacharias

Stutzia covillei (Standl.) E.H.Zacharias

Stutzia covillei (Standl.) E.H.Zacharias

Stutzia covillei, or arrow-scale/Coville's orach, is an annual amaranth native to Southwestern US dry desert climates.

Chenopodium fremontii S.Watson

Chenopodium fremontii S.Watson

Chenopodium fremontii S.Watson

Chenopodium fremontii S.Watson is an annual herb used by many Native American tribes as a source of food.

Chenopodium pratericola Rydb.

Chenopodium pratericola Rydb.

Chenopodium pratericola Rydb.

Chenopodium pratericola, desert goosefoot, is an annual herb native to western and central North America in the goosefoot family.

Chenopodium vulvaria L.

Chenopodium vulvaria L.

Chenopodium vulvaria L.

Chenopodium vulvaria (stinking goosefoot) is a foul-smelling annual herb with a widespread scattered distribution and historical medicinal use.

Chenopodium quinoa Willd.

Chenopodium quinoa Willd.

Chenopodium quinoa Willd.

Chenopodium quinoa (quinoa) is an annually grown dicot, domesticated in the Andes, widely cultivated as a nutritious gluten-free seed crop.

Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen

Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen

Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen

Chenopodium oahuense is an endemic Hawaiian amaranth shrub with multiple traditional and ecological uses.

Chenopodium giganteum D.Don

Chenopodium giganteum D.Don

Chenopodium giganteum D.Don

Chenopodium giganteum D.Don is an edible, potentially underdeveloped crop with weedy traits and ornamental value.

Chenopodium triandrum G.Forst.

Chenopodium triandrum G.Forst.

Chenopodium triandrum G.Forst.

Chenopodium triandrum, or pigweed, is a New Zealand-endemic perennial prostrate flowering shrub that exhibits trioecy.

Chenopodium nitrariaceum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.

Chenopodium nitrariaceum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.

Chenopodium nitrariaceum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.

Chenopodium nitrariaceum is a perennial spiky-branched shrub native to inland Australia that can flower year-round.

Chenopodium baccatum Labill.

Chenopodium baccatum Labill.

Chenopodium baccatum Labill.

Chenopodium baccatum Labill. is an endemic Western Australian spreading shrub that bears red berries.

Chenopodium desertorum (J.M.Black) J.M.Black

Chenopodium desertorum (J.M.Black) J.M.Black

Chenopodium desertorum (J.M.Black) J.M.Black

Chenopodium desertorum, frosted goosefruit, is an Australian indigenous flowering plant in Amaranthaceae.

Chenopodium curvispicatum Paul G.Wilson

Chenopodium curvispicatum Paul G.Wilson

Chenopodium curvispicatum Paul G.Wilson

Chenopodium curvispicatum is a straggly arid Australian shrub with juicy red berries that fade to orange when dry.

Chenopodium candolleanum subsp. candolleanum

Chenopodium candolleanum subsp. candolleanum

Chenopodium candolleanum subsp. candolleanum

Chenopodium candolleanum subsp. candolleanum is an Australian coastal shrub with edible cooked leaves and bitter edible berries.

Exomis microphylla (Thunb.) Aellen

Exomis microphylla (Thunb.) Aellen

Exomis microphylla (Thunb.) Aellen

Exomis microphylla is a flowering shrub native to southern Africa, with traditional medicinal uses and ecological roles for local wildlife.

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