Stinking Goosefoot

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Chenopodium vulvaria

Stinking Goosefoot, a reference photo
Photo: Ulf Schmitz · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Chenopodium vulvaria, stinking goosefoot is a foul-smelling plant that grows on bare ground in coastal habitats in the Mediterranean region and is associated with dung heaps and disturbed ground inland. It is native to southern Europe and western Asia and has spread to northern Europe and other temperate parts of the world with agriculture.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Stinking Goosefoot being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Species
Chenopodium vulvaria

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