Genus: Spinacia L.

Also sometimes placed in: Amaranthaceae

• original spelling
• sometimes misspelled as "Spinacea"
• all 3 accepted species are in GRIN

Complete List of Accepted Species Records.

References for genus:

• Uotila, P. 1997. Chenopodiaceae. In: Rechinger, K. H., ed., Flora iranica. (F Iran) 172:59–63.
  

More:

KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Note: Log on to KBD for better access.

Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:

• (= ) Spinacea Schur, orth. var.

Check other nomenclature databases for Spinacia:

• ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
• NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Images:

• Fruits (Spinacia oleracea): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds (Spinacia oleracea): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds or fruits (Spinacia oleracea): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org
• Check H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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