Chenopodium berlandieriMoq.

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WFO wfo-0000601061 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Chenopodium berlandieri, photographed by Humber Alberto
fig. a Humber Alberto, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-04-29 / obs. 191685413
Chenopodium berlandieri, photographed by Madeleine Claire
fig. b Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 163560673
Chenopodium berlandieri, photographed by Eric Knight
fig. c Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 7038054
Chenopodium berlandieri, photographed by Millie Basden
fig. d Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 4737821
Chenopodium berlandieri, photographed by Sam Kieschnick
fig. e Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 4184045
Chenopodium berlandieri, photographed by Étienne Léveillé-Bourret
fig. f Étienne Léveillé-Bourret, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 423810362
Chenopodium berlandieri, photographed by Cat
fig. g Cat, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 36339117
Chenopodium berlandieri, photographed by Martín Sánchez Vilchis
fig. h Martín Sánchez Vilchis, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 36645738

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Native range 68 botanical countries

Regions where Chenopodium berlandieri is native: Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon, Honduras AlabamaAlaskaAlbertaArizonaArkansasBritish ColumbiaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutFloridaGeorgiaIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineManitobaMarylandMassachusettsMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaOhioOklahomaOntarioOregonPennsylvaniaPrince Edward I.QuébecSaskatchewanSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingYukonHonduras DelawareDistrict of ColumbiaRhode I.
Native distribution of Chenopodium berlandieri, 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. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alabama ALA NORTHERN AMERICA
Alaska ASK
Alberta ABT
Arizona ARI
Arkansas ARK
British Columbia BRC
California CAL
Colorado COL
Connecticut CNT
Delaware DEL
District of Columbia WDC
Florida FLA
Georgia GEO
Idaho IDA
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Iowa IOW
Kansas KAN
Kentucky KTY
Louisiana LOU
Maine MAI
Manitoba MAN
Maryland MRY
Massachusetts MAS
Mexico Central MXC
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Northwest MXN
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS
Michigan MIC
Minnesota MIN
Mississippi MSI
Missouri MSO
Montana MNT
Nebraska NEB
Nevada NEV
New Brunswick NBR
New Hampshire NWH
New Jersey NWJ
New Mexico NWM
New York NWY
North Carolina NCA
North Dakota NDA
Northwest Territories NWT
Nova Scotia NSC
Ohio OHI
Oklahoma OKL
Ontario ONT
Oregon ORE
Pennsylvania PEN
Prince Edward I. PEI
Québec QUE
Rhode I. RHO
Saskatchewan SAS
South Carolina SCA
South Dakota SDA
Tennessee TEN
Texas TEX
Utah UTA
Vermont VER
Virginia VRG
Washington WAS
West Virginia WVA
Wisconsin WIS
Wyoming WYO
Yukon YUK
Honduras HON SOUTHERN AMERICA

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 34 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.

  • Botrys berlandieri (Moq.) Nieuwl.
  • Botrys bosciana (Moq.) Nieuwl.
  • Chenopodium album var. berlandieri (Moq.) Mack. & Bush
  • Chenopodium berlandieri f. angustius A.Ludw. ex Graebn.
  • Chenopodium berlandieri f. dentatum Aellen
  • Chenopodium berlandieri f. ficifoliforme A.Ludw. ex Graebn.
  • Chenopodium berlandieri f. gracile Aellen
  • Chenopodium berlandieri f. grossidentatum Aellen
  • Chenopodium berlandieri f. grossum Aellen
  • Chenopodium berlandieri f. integrum Aellen
  • Chenopodium berlandieri f. latifolium A.Ludw. ex Graebn.
  • Chenopodium berlandieri f. neglectum Aellen
  • Chenopodium berlandieri f. pedunculare Aellen
  • Chenopodium berlandieri f. purpurascens Ludw. & Aellen
  • Chenopodium berlandieri f. sinuatum Aellen
  • Chenopodium berlandieri f. subhastatum A.Ludw. ex Asch. & Graebn.
  • Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. boscianum (Moq.) Aellen
  • Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. esauae Aellen
  • Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. ludwigianum Aellen
  • Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. nuttalliae (Saff.) H.D.Wilson & Heiser
  • Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. pseudopetiolare Aellen
  • Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. yucatanum Aellen
  • Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. zschackei (Murr) Zobel
  • Chenopodium berlandieri var. berlandieri

and 10 more.

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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