Dysphania R.Br.

Description of the genus

Annual or short-lived perennial herbs bearing glandular hairs and sessile glands. Leaves alternate. Inflorescence terminal and axillary. Flowers bisexual or rarely unisexual, borne in loose cymes. Perianth segments 1-5. Stamens 1-5.

Derivation of name: from the Greek dysphanes, meaning scarcely visible, referring to the very small flowers.

Comment: Several species in the region, formerly in Chenopodium, are now placed in this genus.

Worldwide: 46 species, almost cosmopolitan

Zimbabwe: 4 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image
carinata (R.Br.) Mosyakin & Clemants	W,C,E,S	Description, Image
procera (Hochst. ex Moq.) Mosyakin & Clemants	E
schraderiana (Schult.) Mosyakin & Clemants	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Dysphania
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dysphania
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