Common name
English: Magenta Spreen
German: Baumspinat
English: Magenta Spreen
German: Baumspinat
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Caryophyllales (112)
Family: Amaranthaceae (17)(family description)
Genus: Chenopodium (2)
Epithet: giganteum D.Don (5)
Synonyms: Chenopodium leucospermum Schrad., Chenopodium punctulatum Scop.
giganteum => gigantic, unusually higher than the type
leucospermum => with white (smooth, glossy) seeds
punctulatum => covered in small dots
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb