Species name :

Chenopodiastrum hybridum(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch
Published in Sp. Pl. 219 (1753)

Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.)

Chenopodium hybridum L.

Synonym that was used for long in Malta: Chenopodium hybridum L.

Full list of synonyms : [Euro+Med] [PlantList] [IPNI] [POWO] [Catalogue of Life ]

Plant Family :

Amaranthaceae Juss. (The Amaranth Family)
42 species from the Amaranthaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands.

English name(s) :

Maple-leaved goosefoot

Maltese name(s) :

Maltese name not known

Status for Malta :

Casual or accidental alien species introduced in Malta rather recently and which is short-lived or resticted in small populations for a short time without becoming widespread.

Frequency :

Very Common     Common     Frequent     Scarce     Rare     Very rare     Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE (annuals)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon

Legal Protection [link]:

Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006)

Red List (1989) :

Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands

Flowering Time :

Jul-Aug

Colour of Flowers:

Inconspicuous

Habitat in Europe:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Preferred habitat in Malta:

Wasteground and disturbed sites especially beside agricultural areas

Botanical Description:

Annual 10-100 cm, sparsely farinose to subglabrous. Leaves ovate, usually acuminate at the apex, more or less cordate to subtruncate at the base, with 1-5 coarse, angular teeth on each margin. Inflorescence cymose, often lax; ultimate branches divaricate. Sepals not keeled. Seeds 1.75-2 mm in diameter, horizontal; testa black, coarsely pitted.

Chromosome number:

2n=18

Distributional range:

Europe southwards from 60° N., but rare in the Mediterranean region

Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):

Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993):

Albania, Austria and Liechtenstein, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czeck Republic and Slovakia, Denmark, France (incl. Monaco and Channel Islands but excluding Corse), Germany, Greece, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain (incl. Andorra but excl. the Balaerics), Hungary, Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), ex-Jugoslavia, Poland, Romania, Russia and former USSR,Doubtful in N B C W K E Sicily and/or Malta, Turkey (European part), Introduced in  Britain (excl. Northern Ireland and Channel islands), Finland, Norway

Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) - Country codes

Ab(A) Al Ar Au(A) Be(B L) BH dBr Bu By Cg -Co Cs Ct Da Es Ga(F) Ge Gg Gr He Ho Hs(A S) Hu It La Lt Mk Mo Po Rf(C CS E K NW S) Rm -Sa Si(S) Sk Sl Sr Su Tu(A E) Uk(K U) [aAg Au(L) nBl nBr Co nFe Ge aHb(E N) nNo nPo aRf(N) nSi(M)]

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