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

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WFO wfo-0001302718 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Oxybasis urbica, photographed by Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky)
fig. a Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky), CC BY 4.0 / 2020-10-11 / obs. 99776583
Oxybasis urbica, photographed by Tatyana Sova
fig. b Tatyana Sova, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 147965441
Oxybasis urbica, photographed by Анна Митрошенкова
fig. c Анна Митрошенкова, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 156961448
Oxybasis urbica, photographed by Анна Митрошенкова
fig. d Анна Митрошенкова, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 154174299
Oxybasis urbica, photographed by Татьяна Горбушина
fig. e Татьяна Горбушина, CC0 1.0 / obs. 152847211
Oxybasis urbica, photographed by Dmitriy Bochkov
fig. f Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 158117906
Oxybasis urbica, photographed by Dmitriy Bochkov
fig. g Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 167017002
Oxybasis urbica, photographed by Dmitriy Bochkov
fig. h Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 175496941

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Native range 55 botanical countries

Regions where Oxybasis urbica is native: Afghanistan, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, Chita, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, North Caucasus, Primorye, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Tuva, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AfghanistanAltayAmurBuryatiyaChina North-CentralChitaCyprusEast Aegean Is.Inner MongoliaIranIraqIrkutskKamchatkaKazakhstanKirgizstanKrasnoyarskLebanon-SyriaManchuriaNorth CaucasusPrimoryeTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTuvaWest SiberiaXinjiangYakutiyaAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaEast European RussiaGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKrymNorth European RussiaNorthwest European RussiaNW. Balkan Pen.PolandPortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine Sardegna
Native distribution of Oxybasis urbica, 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
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
East European Russia RUE
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
North European Russia RUN
Northwest European Russia RUW
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
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
Altay ALT
Amur AMU
Buryatiya BRY
China North-Central CHN
Chita CTA
Cyprus CYP
East Aegean Is. EAI
Inner Mongolia CHI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Irkutsk IRK
Kamchatka KAM
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Manchuria CHM
North Caucasus NCS
Primorye PRM
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Tuva TVA
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Yakutiya YAK

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 14 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.

  • Anserina urbica (L.) Montandon
  • Atriplex urbica (L.) Crantz
  • Chenopodium chrysomelanospermum Zuccagni
  • Chenopodium chrysomenalospermum Zuccani
  • Chenopodium deltoideum Lam.
  • Chenopodium intermedium Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
  • Chenopodium melanospermum Wallr.
  • Chenopodium microspermum Wallr.
  • Chenopodium rhombifolium Muhl. ex Willd.
  • Chenopodium rubrum var. intermedium (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Jauzein
  • Chenopodium urbicum L.
  • Chenopodium urbicum subsp. urbicum
  • Chenopodium urbicum var. deltoideum (Lam.) Neilr.
  • Chenopodium urbicum var. intermedium (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) W.D.J.Koch

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. USDA PLANTS Database. common name, checklist symbol CHUR. public domain. 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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