Spinacia

Spinacia is a flowering plant genus in the subfamily Chenopodioideae of the family Amaranthaceae. The most common member is spinach.

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Spinacia is a genus within the plant kingdom, classified under the phylum Tracheophyta and class Magnoliopsida. It belongs to the order Caryophyllales and the family Amaranthaceae. The name is derived from the Medieval Latin term for spinach.

Records for this genus are held by several institutions, including SD, DES, MO, ISTC, and BRY. Specimens have been documented in the United States, Egypt, Denmark, Brasil, and Uzbekistan. The genus has 10,359 occurrence records and 27 associated records, with 16 media items available.

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Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan

Observations recorded10,359

General: Spinacia (derived from the Medieval Lat. name for spinach)

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Specimen records: 27
With media: 16
Family: Amaranthaceae
Collections: SD, DES, MO, ISTC, BRY, UFMA
Recorded in: United States, Egypt, Denmark, Brasil, Uzbekistan, France, Iran (Islamic Republic Of)

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Instance of: taxon
Image: Illustration Spinacia oleracea0.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Spinacia
taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Spinacia
Commons category: Spinacia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11405
taxon common name: špinača
taxonomic type: Spinacia oleracea

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Spinacia is a flowering plant genus in the subfamily Chenopodioideae of the family Amaranthaceae. The most common member is spinach.

== Description == The species in genus Spinacia are annual or biennial herbs. Plants are always glabrous. Their stems grow erect and are unbranched or sparsely branched. The alternate leaves consist of a petiole and a simple blade. The basal leaves are often forming a rosette. The leaf blade is triangular-hastate to ovate, sometimes with elongated lobes, with entire or dentate margins and an acute apex.

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