Blitum
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Blitum is a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Chenopodioideae. It is closely related to genus Spinacia. Its 12 species were traditionally placed in the genera Chenopodium, Monolepis, or Scleroblitum. The species of genus Blitum occur in Asia, Europe, North Africa, the Americas, and Australia.
Blitum is a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Chenopodioideae. It is closely related to genus Spinacia. Its 12 species were traditionally placed in the genera Chenopodium, Monolepis, or Scleroblitum. The species of genus Blitum occur in Asia, Europe, North Africa, the Americas, and Australia.
Species
Blitum includes 12 species. Blitum antarcticum – southern Chile and Argentina Blitum asiaticum (syn. Monolepis asiatica ) – occurring in northeastern Russia in Sakha and the region of Khabarovsk. Blitum atriplicinum F.Muell. (syn. Scleroblitum atriplicinum ) – distributed in Australia. Blitum bonus-henricus (syn. Chenopodium bonus-henricus ) – Good king henry: distributed in Europe. Blitum californicum (syn. Chenopodium californicum ) – California goosefoot: in California and Mexico. Blitum capitatum (syn. Chenopodium capitatum ) – strawberry blite: in North America, naturalized in Europe. Blitum korshinskyi (syn. Chenopodium korshinskyi ) – in Tadzhikistan. Blitum litwinowii (syn. Monolepis litwinowii Paulsen, Chenopodium litwinowii (Paulsen) Uotila) – in Afghanistan and Tadzhikistan. Blitum nuttallianum (syn. Monolepis nuttalliana or Chenopodium trifidum ) – Nuttall's povertyweed: in North America and Argentina. Blitum petiolare (syn. Chenopodium exsuccum ) – in North Africa, Portugal and Spain, naturalized in Sweden. Blitum × tkalcsicsii – Italy Blitum venetum – northeastern Italy Blitum virgatum (syn. Chenopodium foliosum ) – leafy goosefoot: in Europe and Asia, naturalized in North America.
Formerly placed here
Neomonolepis spathulata (as Blitum spathulatum )
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