Chenopodium quinoa
A species in the Chenopodiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Chenopodium
- Species
- Chenopodium quinoa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1798
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Chenopodium quinoa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
23 synonyms in this snapshot
- Chenopodium album f. subspontaneumName author: Kuntze
- Chenopodium album subsp. quinoaName author: (Willd.) Kuntze
- Chenopodium album var. quinoaName author: (Willd.) Kuntze
- Chenopodium canihuaName author: Cook
- Chenopodium ccoytoName author: Toro Torr.
- Chenopodium ccuchi-huilaName author: Toro Torr.
- Chenopodium chilenseName author: Pers.
- Chenopodium guinoaName author: Krock.
- Chenopodium hircinum f. laciniatumName author: (Moq.) Aellen
- Chenopodium hircinum f. rubescensName author: (Moq.) Aellen
- Chenopodium hircinum f. viridescensName author: (Moq.) Aellen
- Chenopodium hircinum var. quinoaName author: (Willd.) Aellen
- Chenopodium nuttalliaeName author: Saff.
- Chenopodium purpurascens var. punctulatumName author: Moq.
- Chenopodium quinoa f. purpureumName author: Aellen
- Chenopodium quinoa subsp. milleanumName author: Aellen
- Chenopodium quinoa var. laciniatumName author: Moq.
- Chenopodium quinoa var. lutescensName author: Hunz.
- Chenopodium quinoa var. melanospermumName author: Hunz.
- Chenopodium quinoa var. orbicansName author: Murr
- Chenopodium quinoa var. quinoaName author: Not supplied
- Chenopodium quinoa var. rubescensName author: Moq.
- Chenopodium quinoa var. viridescensName author: Moq.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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