Taxonomic group Magnoliopsida
Family Amaranthaceae
Genus Chenopodium
Specific epithet album
subsp./var.
Vernacular name Mkhinza (Arabic); Chénopode (French)
Growth habit Herb
Habitat Fields, paths and roads, foot of the walls
Altitude (masl) Up to 2575 m
Climate Saharan; Arid; Semi-arid; Subhumid; Humid
Floristic divisions in Morocco Ms, Anti Atlas, High Atlas (Imegdal, Ait M’hamed), Middle Atlas, Middle Atlantic Morocco (Marrakech), Man (Maâmora, Gharb), Plains and plateaus of Morocco oriental, Mountains of eastern Morocco (Beni-Snassen), Rif (Tangier, Loukkos, Targuist, Aknoul)
Beginning of flowering period in Morocco / End of flowering period in Morocco May - October
Endemism Data not available
Rarity Not evaluated
IUCN conservation assessment Not evaluated