Blitum capitatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Chenopodioideae
Tribus: Anserineae
Genus: Blitum
Sectio: Blitum sect. Blitum
Species: Blitum capitatum

Subspecies: B. c. subsp. capitatum – B. c. subsp. hastatum

Name

Blitum capitatum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 4. (1753)

Lectotype: LINN-14.1 (Lectotype designated by Jonsell & Jarvis, Regnum Veg. 127: 25, 1993).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi, Fl. Tirolo Mer. 2: 180. (1857)
- Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Asch., Fl. Brandenburg 1: 572. (1864) (isonym)
- Morocarpus capitatus (L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol. (ed. 2) 1: 6. (1771)
- Blitum virgatum var. capitatum (L.) Coss., Germ. & Wedd., Introd. Fl. Paris 108. (1842)
Heterotypic (ref. Tropicos)
- Blitum terminale Stokes, Bot. Comm. 1: 11. (1830), nom. illeg. superfl. (cites Blitum capitatum as synonym)
- Blitum tataricum Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: 3. (1768)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Subarctic America
  - Canada, [Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory] United States [Alaska]
- Eastern Canada
  - Canada [New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec]
- Western Canada
  - Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont]
- North-Central U.S.A.
  - United States [Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
- Northwestern U.S.A
  - United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 4. Reference page.
Ambrosi, F. 1857. Flora del Tirolo Meridionale 2. Padova, A. Sicca. BHL Reference page. : 180
Ascherson, P.F.A. 1861–1864. Flora der Provinz Brandenburg, der Altmark und des Herzogthums Magdeburg. Erste Abtheilung. A. Hirschwald, Berlin. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 572
Scopoli, J.A. 1771. Flora Carniolica exhibens plantas Carnioliae indigenas et distributas in classes, genera, species, varietates, ordine Linnaeano. Editio secunda aucta et reformata. Tom. I. lxxii + 448 pp., tab. 1–32, Vindobona: Impensis Ioannis Pauli Krauss. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 6
Cosson, E.S.-C., Germain, E. & Weddell, A. 1842. Introduction à une Flore analytique et descriptive des environs de Paris. F. Masson, Paris. BHL Reference page. : 108
Stokes, J.S. 1830. Botanical Commentaries. Vol. 1. London: Simpkin and Marshall. (online) Reference page. : 11
Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page. : Blitum

Additional references

Fuentes-Bazan, S., Uotila, P. & Borsch, T. 2012. A novel phylogeny-based generic classification for Chenopodium sensu lato, and a tribal rearrangement of Chenopodioideae (Chenopodiaceae). Willdenowia 42(1): 5–24. DOI: 10.3372/wi42.42101 Full text PDF Reference page. : 17
Clemants, S.E. & Mosyakin, S.L. 2003. Chenopodium capitatum in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Vernacular names at MMPND

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Blitum capitatum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 July 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2016. Blitum capitatum. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 24 2016.
The Plant List 2013. Blitum capitatum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Feb. 24.
Tropicos.org 2016. Blitum capitatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Feb. 2016.

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: Başcıqlı tərə
dansk: Jordbærspinat, Purpurrød Jordbærspinat
Deutsch: Ähriger Erdbeerspinat, Kopfiger Erdbeerspinat
Ελληνικά: Ψευδόβλητο το κεφαλωτό
English: Strawberry Blite, Blite Goosefoot, Strawberry Goosefoot, Strawberry Spinach, Indian Paint, Indian Ink, Beetberry
español: Bledo en Cabezuela, Bledomera, Berrinches, Bledo
eesti: Ere hanemalts
suomi: Mykerösavikka, mykerömuro
français: Arroche fraise, Blette capitée, Chénopode capité
hornjoserbsce: Kłóskojta pólšica
italiano: Farinello capitato, Spinaccio moro, Spinacio moro
日本語: ストロベリー・ブライト, ストロベリー・スピナッチ
Nederlands: Aardbeispinazie
norsk: Jordbærmelde
polski: Komosa główkowata
русский: Марь головчатая
svenska: Smultronmålla
中文: 头状藜