Chenopodium vulvariaL.

stinking goosefoot

WFO wfo-0000601914 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Chenopodium vulvaria, photographed by Quentin Groom
fig. a Quentin Groom, CC0 1.0 / 2022-05-13 / obs. 197225454
Chenopodium vulvaria, photographed by Quentin Groom
fig. b Quentin Groom, CC0 1.0 / obs. 167611287
Chenopodium vulvaria, photographed by Tim Johnson
fig. c Tim Johnson, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 145578996
Chenopodium vulvaria, photographed by carnifex
fig. d carnifex, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 126900138
Chenopodium vulvaria, photographed by Emanuele Santarelli
fig. e Emanuele Santarelli, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 89314064
Chenopodium vulvaria, photographed by John Barkla
fig. f John Barkla, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 6094609
Chenopodium vulvaria, photographed by Andre Hosper
fig. g Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 10265234
Chenopodium vulvaria, photographed by Christian Berg
fig. h Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 73950801

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Native range 53 botanical countries

Regions where Chenopodium vulvaria is native: Algeria, Canary Is., Chad, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Pakistan, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AlgeriaChadLibyaMoroccoTunisiaAfghanistanCyprusEast Aegean Is.IranIraqKazakhstanKirgizstanLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusOmanPalestineSaudi ArabiaSinaiTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanYemenPakistanAlbaniaAustriaBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaEast European RussiaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKritiKrymNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine Canary Is.MadeiraBalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Chenopodium vulvaria, 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
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baleares BAL
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Cyprus CYP
East Aegean Is. EAI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Oman OMA
Palestine PAL
Saudi Arabia SAU
Sinai SIN
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
Yemen YEM
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Canary Is. CNY
Chad CHA
Libya LBY
Madeira MDR
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN
Pakistan PAK ASIA-TROPICAL

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 13 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.

  • Ambrina graveolens (Lag. & Rodr.) Moq.
  • Anserina foetida (Lam.) Montandon
  • Atriplex vulvaria (L.) Garsault
  • Atriplex vulvularia (L.) Crantz
  • Botrydium schraderi Spach
  • Chenopodium effusum M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Chenopodium foetidum Lam.
  • Chenopodium graveolens Lag. & Rodr.
  • Chenopodium olidum Curtis
  • Chenopodium quercifolium Moq.
  • Chenopodium trilobatum Moq.
  • Chenopodium vulvaria var. incisum Maire
  • Chenopodium vulvaria var. microphyllum Moq.

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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