Biology:Dysphania botrys

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Dysphania botrys
Chenopodiumbotrys.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Dysphania
Species:
D. botrys
Binomial name
Dysphania botrys
(L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Synonyms

Chenopodium botrys L.

Dysphania botrys (syn. Chenopodium botrys), the Jerusalem oak goosefoot,[1] sticky goosefoot[2] or feathered geranium, is a flowering plant in the genus Dysphania (the glandular goosefoots). It is native to the Mediterranean region.

Jerusalem oak goosefoot was formerly classed in the genus Ambrosia, with the binomial name Ambrosia mexicana. It is naturalised in the United States and Mexico, the old species synonym deriving from the latter.

Cultivation

The plant has a strong scent, reminiscent of stock cubes, and can be used as a flavouring in cooking. It is cultivated as a hardy annual by gardeners.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1746114 entry