Chenopodium vulvaria

Chenopodium vulvaria
Stinking Goosefoot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
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

  1. ^ CalFlora Plant Name Origins

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