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Chenopodium graveolens

Chenopodium graveolens

Willd.
Yerba Larca

Family: Chenopodiaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Dysphania graveolens, common name fetid goosefoot, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is found from Utah, Arizona and west Texas to Guatemala, Peru and northwest Argentina. It has been introduced elsewhere including the east coast of the United States (Maine, Massachusetts and New York state). It has many synonyms, including Chenopodium graveolens and Dysphania incisa. In 2021, the correct name in Dysphania was said to be Dysphania graveolens, although , Plants of the World Online accepted the unpublished name Dysphania incisa.

Uses: The Zuni people steep the plant in water and inhale the vapor to treat headaches.

Source: Wikipedia, article Chenopodium graveolens. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 636111
  Adult

Famatina
La Rioja
Argentina
05/24/2025
Federico Carlos Izasa
Foto
Photography ID: 447404
  Adult

Famatina
La Rioja
Argentina
04/14/2011
Ramón Vera



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
229186724/05/2025ArgentinaLa RiojaTres Piedras, FamatinaFederico Carlos Izasa
140944914/04/2011ArgentinaLa RiojaFamatinaRamón Vera
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Chenopodium graveolens – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.