Chenopodium vulvaria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Chenopodioideae
Tribus: Chenopodieae
Genus: Chenopodium
Species: Chenopodium vulvaria

Name

Chenopodium vulvaria L., Sp. Pl. 1: 220 (1753).

Type locality: "Habitat in Europae cultis oleraceis."
Lectotype: LINN no. 313.18 (designated by Jafri & Rateeb in Jafri & El-Gadi (ed.), Fl. Libya 58: 15 (1978)).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Atriplex vulvaria (L.) Garsault, Fig. Pl. Med. 2: t. 161 (1764), opus utiq. oppr.; Descr. Pl. Anim. 113 (1767), opus utiq. oppr.
- Atriplex vulvaria (L.) Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 207 (1766).
- Chenopodium foetidum Lam., Fl. Franç. 3: 244 (1779), nom. superfl.
- Anserina foetida Friche-Joset & Montandon, Syn. Fl. Jura 264 (1856).
- Chenopodium olidum Curtis, Fl. Londinensis 5: t. 20 (1788), nom. illeg.
- Vulvaria vulgaris Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 1: 175 (1897).
Heterotypic
- Blitum foetidum Hill, Brit. Herb.: 490 (1757), opus utiq. oppr.
- Chenopodium vulvaria var. microphyllum Moq., Chenop. Monogr. Enum.: 24 (1840).
  - Chenopodium vulvaria f. microphyllum (Moq.) Bolzon, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 20: 318 (1913).
  - Chenopodium vulvaria subsp. microphyllum (Moq.) Sagredo & Malag., Nuevas Comb. Subsp. Almería: 10 (1974).
- Chenopodium vulvaria var. rhombicum Murr, Magyar Bot. Lapok 2: 11 (1903).
  - Chenopodium rhombicum (Murr) F.Dvořák, Feddes Repert. 97: 821 (1986) (as hybrid Chenopodium album × opulifolium × vulvaria).
- Chenopodium vulvaria f. abbreviatum Zapał., Rozpr. Wydz. Mat.-Przyr. Akad. Umiejętn., Dział B, Nauki Biol. (Ser. 3) 7B(47B): 619 (1907).
- Chenopodium vulvaria var. obtusum Zapał. Rozpr. Wydz. Mat.-Przyr. Akad. Umiejętn., Dział B, Nauki Biol. (Ser. 3) 7B(47B): 619 (1907).
- Chenopodium vulvaria var. viridulum Zapał. Rozpr. Wydz. Mat.-Przyr. Akad. Umiejętn., Dział B, Nauki Biol. (Ser. 3) 7B(47B): 619 (1907).
- Chenopodium vulvaria var. incisum Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 34: 184 (1943).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark (introduced), Finland (in error), Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia (Czechia, Slovakia), Germany, Hungary, Netherlands (extinct), Poland (introduced), Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia (Sicily, Pantelleria, Isole Pelagie (Lampedusa), Malta), Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia).
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States (introduced: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kaliningrad), Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, South European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands (Tenerife, Hierro, Gran Canaria), Madeira (Madeira, Porto Santo).
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Amur, Primorye (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria (Lebaonon, Syria), Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Sinai, Türkiye.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Pakistan.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand South.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Missouri.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Indiana, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Maryland.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 220. Reference page.
Crantz, H.I.N. 1766. Institutiones rei herbariae juxta nutum naturae digestae ex habitu. Tomus I. LVI+592 pp. Impensis Ioannis Pauli Kraus, Vienna. Biblioteca Digital Internet Archive Reference page. : 207
Curtis, W. 1777–1798. Flora Londinensis, or, Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs of London. London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.62570 Reference page. : BHL, descr.
Friche-Joset, F. & Montandon, F.J. 1856. Synopsis de la Flore du Jura septentrional et du Sundgau. Mulhouse, J.P. Risler. Gallica Reference page. : 264
Garsault, F.A.P. de 1764. Les figures des plantes et animaux d'usage en médecine, décrits dans la Matière Médicale de Mr. Geoffroy Médecin, dessinés d'après nature. Gravés par Mrs. Defehrt, Prevost, Duflos, Martinet &c. Niquet scrip. Vol. 2. pl. 119–292. Paris: Desprez. BHL Reference page. : t. 161. Descr. 1767: 113
Lamarck, J.-B. 1779 "1778". Flore Française, ou descriptions succincte de toutes les plantes qui croissent naturellement en France. Tome 3. Paris: Imprimerie Royale. BHL Reference page. : 244

Additional references

Clemants, S.E. & Mosyakin, S.L. 2003. Chenopodium. Pp. 275–299 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 4: Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. xxiv + 559 pp. Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford, ISBN 0-19-517389-9. efloras FNA Website Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Chenopodium vulvaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 6. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Chenopodium vulvaria. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2025.Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. . Nov. 6. Published online. Accessed: 2025 . Reference page.
Tela Botanica (ed.) 2000 onwards: Tela Botanica. Le réseau de la botanique francophone. eFlore. Chenopodium vulvaria. Association Tela Botanica, Montpellier, France. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 6.
WFO Plant List 2025. Published online. Accessed: 6 November 2025.

Tropicos.org 2016. Chenopodium vulvaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Mar. 2016. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Chenopodium vulvaria in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.
Hand, R., Thieme, M. & collaborators 2025. Florenliste von Deutschland – Gefäßpflanzen, Version 15. May 2025. Founded by Karl Peter Buttler, published on the internet (https://www.florenliste-deutschland.de). Reference page.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Chenopodium vulvaria in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 6.Reference page.

Vernacular names

čeština: Merlík smradlavý
dansk: Stinkende Gåsefod
Deutsch: Stinkender Gänsefuß
English: Stinking Goosefoot
español: Abadejo Podrido
eesti: Haisev hanemalts
suomi: Haisusavikka
français: Chénopode puant
Gaeilge: Bréanlus
עברית: כף-אווז מבאישה
italiano: Farinello puzzolente
norsk bokmål: Sildemelde
Nederlands: Stinkende ganzevoet
polski: Komosa mierzliwa
português: Erva-fedegosa
slovenčina: Metlika smrdeča
slovenščina: Mrlík smradľavý
svenska: Stinkmålla
Türkçe: Pis kokulu kazayağı