Code
CHEMU
Growth form
Broadleaf
Biological cycle
Annual (Th).
Habitat
Terrestrial
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Anserina muralis (L.) Montandon |
| synonym | Atriplex muralis (L.) Crantz |
| synonym | Chenopodium biforme Nees |
| synonym | Chenopodium carthagenense Zuccagni |
| synonym | Chenopodium chamrium Buch.-Ham. |
| synonym | Chenopodium congestum Hook.f. |
| synonym | Chenopodium flavum Forssk. |
| synonym | Chenopodium gandhium Buch.-Ham. |
| synonym | Chenopodium guineense Jacq. |
| synonym | Chenopodium hookerianum Moq. |
| synonym | Chenopodium ilicifolium Griff. |
| synonym | Chenopodium inurale L. |
| synonym | Chenopodium laterale Aiton |
| synonym | Chenopodium longidjawense Peter |
| synonym | Chenopodium lucidum Gilib. |
| synonym | Chenopodium maroccanum Pau |
| synonym | Chenopodium murale L. |
| synonym | Chenopodium murale var. angustatum Fenzl |
| synonym | Chenopodium murale var. biforme (Nees) Moq. |
| synonym | Chenopodium murale var. latifolium Fenzl |
| synonym | Chenopodium triangulare Forssk. |
| synonym | Rhagodia baccata var. congesta (Hook.f.) Hook.f. |
| synonym | Rhagodia billardierei var. congesta (Hook.f.) Benth. |
| synonym | Rhagodia congesta (Hook.f.) Moq. |
| synonym | Vulvaria trachisperma Bubani |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
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Seedling
Cotyledons fleshy, 8-25 x 2-5 mm, elliptic-linear, rounded at the apex, attenuated into a short petiole, reddish-purple on the lower face, glabrous. Primordial leaves opposite, simple, oval with straight base, at first sinuate-dentate and then fully toothed, almost lacking pruinose, with base attenuated into petiole. The hypocotyled axis is 10-30 mm long, purplish. Plantlet of a dark green.
Adult plant
Chenopodiastrum murale is an annual plant with an erect habit, of a dark green. Stem erect, striated, angular, very leafy, reaching 1 m in height. Leaves simple, alternate, triangular oval with deeply indented and strongly toothed margin, with rounded or wedge-shaped base, often asymmetrical and acute wedge-shaped apex. The upper face is bright green and the lower face paler, both faces are glabrous. Green flowers, densely grouped in axillary and terminal glomerules, sometimes leafy. Fruits hidden by the calyx, they are black shiny and smooth achenes, about 1 mm in diameter.
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
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📚 Natural History
Life Cycle
Life cycle
Annual
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Algeria: Chenopodiastrum murale has a germination at the end of winter and all spring; the bloom takes place from February to December.
Morocco: Chenopodiastrum murale flowers and fruits all year round, particularly after the rains.
West Indies: Chenopodiastrum murale flowers and fruits from March to July.
Wiktrop
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Reproduction
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Chenopodiastrum murale multiplies by seed.
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Dispersal
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Chenopodiastrum murale is an endozoochorous species, hence the infestation of crops when using manure not carefully composted.
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Size
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Morphology
Growth form
Erected
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Latex
Without latex
Stem section
Ridged or grooved
Root type
Taproot
Hollow or solid stem
Solid stem
Stipule type
No stipule
Leaf attachment type
with petiole
Fruit type
Achene
Achene type
Achene biconvex
Cotyledon type
elliptic
Lamina base
attenuate
Lamina margin
largely dentate
Lamina apex
acute
Upperface pilosity
Glabrous
Lowerface pilosity
Less hairy
Lowerface hair type
Glands
Simple leaf type
Lamina elliptic
Lamina section
flat
Lamina Veination
pennate
Flower color
Green
Inflorescence type
Glomerulate
Stem pilosity
Glabrous
Life form
Broadleaf plant
Physiology
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Chenopodiastrum murale is a C3 species.
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Ecology
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Algeria: Chenopodiastrum murale is a very common species with many vernacular names, frequent in the various annual crops (the summer irrigated vegetable crops, in particular) and perennial (the vineyards, in particular) as well as in the gardens of all the country. Sometimes locally abundant. Species palatable to sheep, the seeds remain viable after their passage in the digestive system (endozoochory), the badly composted manure is an important source of dirtiness of the plots. Species indifferent to the type of soil, nitrophilous, meso-xerophilous.
Morocco: Chenopodiastrum murale is a nitrophilous species of crops, ruderalized pastures, graras and maâders in arid zones and oases.
West Indies: Chenopodiastrum murale grows in rubble and uncultivated areas in coastal areas..
Wiktrop
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Miscellaneous Details
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Toxicity
Chenopodiastrum murale is a potentially toxic plant for farmed ruminants when conditions allow it to accumulate nitrates. Caution should be exercised when using poorly weeded forage crops.
Allergenic pollen plant!
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
Description
Origin
Chenopodiastrum murale is native to Western Europe, North Africa to India.
Worldwide distribution
This species is now very cosmopolitan.
Algeria : Common species in all Algeria, including Sahara.
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Risk Statement
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Local harmfulness
Algeria: Chenopodiastrum murale is a minor "weed". Not very frequent and not very abundant in the crops, it generally does not constitute a nuisance for the crop.
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📚 Uses and Management
Uses
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Food: The leaves of Chenopodiastrum murale (rich in proteins, phosphorus, iron, vitamins B and C) can be eaten raw (country salad) or cooked (preferably steamed) and have a delicate flavor reminiscent of spinach. The seeds were consumed as boiled cereals or ground and mixed with flour to prepare patties.
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📚 Information Listing
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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References
- Plants of the World Online https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77121007-1
- CABI https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.12652
- The World Flora Online http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000601534
- Fournet, J. 2002. Flore illustrée des phanérogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique. Montpellier, France, Cirad, Gondwana éditions.
- Kazi Tani C., Grard P. & Le Bourgeois T., 2021. "AdvenAlg 1.0 Identification et connaissance des principales adventices d'Algérie méditerranéenne." Al Yasmina, Revue de Botanique 2(3): 1-187.
- Flora Maroccana (Dobignard A.) https://www.floramaroccana.fr/chenopodiastrum-murale.html
Information Listing > References
- Plants of the World Online https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77121007-1
- CABI https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.12652
- The World Flora Online http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000601534
- Fournet, J. 2002. Flore illustrée des phanérogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique. Montpellier, France, Cirad, Gondwana éditions.
- Kazi Tani C., Grard P. & Le Bourgeois T., 2021. "AdvenAlg 1.0 Identification et connaissance des principales adventices d'Algérie méditerranéenne." Al Yasmina, Revue de Botanique 2(3): 1-187.
- Flora Maroccana (Dobignard A.) https://www.floramaroccana.fr/chenopodiastrum-murale.html
Images
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Herbarium pictures ReCOLNAT: https://explore.recolnat.org/search/botanique/simplequery=Chenopodiastrum%2520murale
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Family | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus | Chenopodiastrum |
| Species | Chenopodiastrum murale (L.) S. Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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