Blitum virgatumL.

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WFO wfo-0000566931 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Blitum virgatum, photographed by Peter de Lange
fig. a Peter de Lange, CC0 1.0 / 2021-12-21 / obs. 173057297
Blitum virgatum, photographed by Michel Langeveld
fig. b Michel Langeveld, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 143417174
Blitum virgatum, photographed by Abdenour Kheloufi
fig. c Abdenour Kheloufi, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 131777982
Blitum virgatum, photographed by Нурхайдарова Татьяна
fig. d Нурхайдарова Татьяна, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 92934927
Blitum virgatum, photographed by Нурхайдарова Татьяна
fig. e Нурхайдарова Татьяна, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 92934638
Blitum virgatum, photographed by Matt Lavin
fig. f Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 108036364
Blitum virgatum, photographed by Michel Langeveld
fig. g Michel Langeveld, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 95527766
Blitum virgatum, photographed by Michel Langeveld
fig. h Michel Langeveld, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 95435667

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Native range 32 botanical countries

Regions where Blitum virgatum is native: Algeria, Libya, Afghanistan, Altay, Buryatiya, China North-Central, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Spain, Switzerland AlgeriaLibyaAfghanistanAltayBuryatiyaChina North-CentralCyprusIranIraqKazakhstanKirgizstanLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaUzbekistanXinjiangNepalPakistanWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBulgariaFranceGreeceItalyNW. Balkan Pen.SpainSwitzerland
Native distribution of Blitum virgatum, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Altay ALT
Buryatiya BRY
China North-Central CHN
Cyprus CYP
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Tuva TVA
Uzbekistan UZB
Xinjiang CHX
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Bulgaria BUL
France FRA
Greece GRC
Italy ITA
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Spain SPA
Switzerland SWI
Nepal NEP ASIA-TROPICAL
Pakistan PAK
West Himalaya WHM
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Libya LBY

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 8 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Chenopodium blitum Hook.f.
  • Chenopodium blitum (L.) F.Muell.
  • Chenopodium foliosum Asch.
  • Chenopodium foliosum subsp. montanum Uotila
  • Chenopodium foliosum var. virgatum (L.) Maire & Weiller
  • Chenopodium virgatum (L.) Ambrosi
  • Monocarpus foliosus Moench
  • Morocarpus foliosus Moench

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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