Chenopodium vulvaria L.

Spice Leaves In the field

Family: CHENOPODIACEAE

Genus: Chenopodium

Catalan common name: Blet pudent. Herba pudenta. Pixacà.

Spanish common name: Sardinera.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Cosmopolitan and subcosmopolitan

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated fields, path and road sides.

Characteristics: This small Chenopodium lives in disturbed places, often in plots in cities; the clearest feature to recognise it is its smell, which remains on your fingers after touching it.