EPPO Global Database

Chenopodium album(CHEAL)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-02-03

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: CHEAL
  • Preferred name: Chenopodium album
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Euromediterranean region generally, Caucasus, Macaronesia, Central Asia (except Kazakhstan), Siberia, Russian Far East, Western Asia, India, Bangladesh, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia.  A widespread weed, which can be used as a green vegetable. Introduced in southern Africa, Mauretania, Cameroon, Kenya, Canada and USA, (except central zone), Mexico, Central America, South America (except Guyanas and northern Brazil), New Zealand

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Chenopodium agreste Krause
Chenopodium album subsp. album Linnaeus
Chenopodium candicans Lamarck
Chenopodium concatenatum Thuillier
Chenopodium lanceolatum Brown
Chenopodium leiospermum de Candolle
Chenopodium linciense Murray
Chenopodium neglectum Dumortier
Chenopodium pedunculare Bertoloni
Chenopodium precatorium Dumortier
Chenopodium stenophyllum (Makino) Koidzumi
Chenopodium virgatum Thunberg

Common names
Name Language
common lambsquarters English (US)
fat-hen English (GB)
goosefoot English
green pigweed English
lamb's quarters English
pigweed English (US)
white goosefoot English (GB)
wild spinach English
Melde German
weißer Gänsefuß German
ansérine blanche French
chénopode blanc French
drageline French
poule grasse French
senousse French
anserina blanca Spanish (CL)
apazote blanco Spanish (AR)
berza perruna Spanish
ceñiglo Spanish
cenizo blanco Spanish
hierba cana Spanish
huanzontle Spanish (HN)
quinguilla Spanish (CL)
quinoa blanca Spanish (AR)
yuyo blanco Spanish (AR)
chenopodio bianco Italian
farfaraccio Italian
farinaccio selvatico Italian
farinello bianco Italian
farinello comune Italian
luismelde Dutch
melganzevoet Dutch
witte ganzevoet Dutch
witte ganzevoet Dutch
ancarinha-branca Portuguese (BR)
ansarina-branca Portuguese
catassol Portuguese
erva-couvinha Portuguese
pedegoso Portuguese
quenopódio-branco Portuguese
sincho Portuguese
svinmålla Swedish
shiroakaza Japanese
shiroza Japanese
シロアカザ Japanese
シロザ Japanese
марь белая Russian
марь обыкновенная Russian
hvidmelet gåsefod Danish
meldestokk Norwegian
jauhosavikka Finnish
aksirken Turkish
kaf-'avaz levanah Hebrew
כַּף=אֲוָז לְבָנָה Hebrew
komosa biała Polish
komosa szypułowa Polish
lebioda Polish
fehér libaparéj Hungarian
fehér libatop Hungarian
minuer Albanian
minueri i bardhë Albanian
cagados Aragonese
cenizo Aragonese
senisell Aragonese
yebón Aragonese
yerba mala Aragonese
zeniziallo Aragonese
zenizón Aragonese
бяла куча лобода Bulgarian
blet blanc Catalan
Chinese
Chinese
bijela loboda Croatian
merlík bílý Czech
valge hanemalts Estonian
fariñenta Galician
farmento Galician
farnelo Galician
λουβουδιά Greek
bathua Hindi
बथुआ Hindi
hélunjóli Icelandic
흰명아주 Korean
huin myeong a ju Korean
bālta balanda Latvian
baltoji balanda Lithuanian
arbet Occitan
blet saubadye Occitan
cassourete Occitan
chistou Occitan
èrbo fórte Occitan
peulyéro Occitan
lobodă porcească Romanian
spanac sălbatic Romanian
обична пепељуга Serbian
mrlík biely Slovak
bela metlika Slovene
лобода біла Ukrainian
tafod yr oen Welsh