Chenopodium album
Common Lambsquarters, Fat Hen
Other regional names: Giant Fat Hen
- Giant Fat Hen
Also known as: ? lanceolatum Muhl. +18 more
- ? lanceolatum Muhl.
- Anserina candicans Friche-Joset & Montandon, 1856
- Anserina candidans (Lam.) Montandon
- Atriplex alba (L.) Crantz
- Blitum viride (L.) Moench
- Botrys alba var. pauper Lunell
- Botrys albus (L.) Nieuwl.
- Botrys albus var. pauper Lunell
- Botrys ferulatus (Lunell) Lunell
- Botrys pagana (Rchb.) Lunell
- Chenopodium acutifolium Phil.
- Chenopodium agreste E.H.L.Krause
- Chenopodium agreste subsp. viride (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Chenopodium album f. corymbosopaniculatum Wimm. & Grab.
- Chenopodium album f. cymigerum (W.D.J.Koch) Aellen
- Chenopodium album f. cymigerum (W.D.J.Koch) Arlt & Jütters.
- Chenopodium album f. cymigerum (W.D.J.Koch) Braun-Blanq.
- Chenopodium album f. diminutum Zapal.
- Chenopodium album f. dubium Arlt & Jüttersonke
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Amaranthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, Chenopodium album (commonly known as Common Lambsquarters or Fat Hen) is an annual belonging to the Amaranthaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hainan, Hungary, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Mongolia, Morocco, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ogasawara-shoto, Ohio, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South Carolina, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alaska, Alberta, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bahamas, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, California, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Colorado, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Free State, Føroyar, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Iceland, Idaho, Iowa, Jawa, Kansas, Kenya, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Lesotho, Manitoba, Marianas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Mozambique, Namibia, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Saskatchewan, Seychelles, South Australia, South Dakota, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Tasmania, Texas, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms