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Stinking Goosefoot
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Chenopodium
Species:	C. vulvaria
Binomial name
Chenopodium vulvaria L.

Stinking Goosefoot (Chenopodium vulvaria), or Notchweed, is a foul-smelling plant or weed. The plant is a member of the genus Chenopodium, the goosefoots.

Etymology

The specific epithet comes from the Latin term vulvarius ("having a foul smell"), in reference to the fishy odour of crushed leaves.^[1]

References

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• Flora of North America

From Wikispecies

Chenopodium vulvaria

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: core eudicots
Cladus: Unassigned core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales
Familia: Amaranthaceae
Subfamilia: Chenopodioideae
Genus: Chenopodium

Species: Chenopodium vulvaria

Name

Chenopodium vulvaria L.

References

• Species Plantarum 1:220. 1753
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Data from 07-Oct-06]. [1]

Vernacular names

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