Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 218 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 103 [secondary reference]

Labillardière, J.J.H. de (September 1805), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(9-10): 71 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 29 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Blitum L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ambrina Spach nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 30 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Suaeda Forssk. ex Scop. nom. cons.

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 85-86 [secondary reference]

common name: Goose Foot [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 404 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 179 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Neo-latin form of the Greek khenopous, from khen, a goose; pous, a foot; shape of the leaf of some species.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 288 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Neo-Latin form of the Greek khenopous, from khen, a goose; pous, a foot ; shape of the leaf of some species."

Backer, C.A. (December 1949), Chenopodiaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 4(2): 100-103 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 164 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 105 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1967), Angiospermae: Plumbaginaceae to Salicaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 3: 571 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 156 [secondary reference]

common name: Fat Hen [n/a]

Scott, A.J. (1975), Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 100: 209-217 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 262, 264 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 101 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Chenopodiaceae (Chenopodium, Dysphania, Rhagodia, Sclerobitum, Monolepis, Atriplex, enchylaena, Neobassia, Stelligera, Threlkeldia, Babbagia, Halosarcia, Tecticornia, Sclerostegia, Pachycornia, Salsola) ). Flora of Central Australia: 50 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (29 August 1983), A taxonomic revision of the tribe Chenopodieae (Chenopodiaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 4(2): 139 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Orthosporum (R.Br.) C.A.Mey. ex T.Nees legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 120-122, 125 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 132, 133 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chenopodium sect. Orthosporum R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Orthosporum (R.Br.) C.A.Mey. ex T.Nees legitimate

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 83 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 217-222 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 390 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Scleroblitum Ulbr. legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 98 [secondary reference]

Kuhn, U. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Chenopodiaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 266 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 82 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 144-145 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 216-217 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 556 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 120 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chenopodium sect. Orthosporum R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Orthosporum (R.Br.) C.A.Mey. ex T.Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Orthospermum (R.Br.) Opiz legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), NT (native and naturalised), SA (native and naturalised), Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 177 [secondary reference]

Fuentes-Bazan, S., Uotila, P.J. & Borsch, T. (2012), A novel phylogeny-based generic classification for Chenopodium sensu lato, and a tribal rearrangement of Chenopodioideae (Chenopodiaceae). Willdenowia 42(1): 13-14 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rhagodia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chenopodium sect. Leprophyllum Dumort. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Einadia Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chenopodium sect. Chenopodiastrum Moq. nom. illeg.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chenopodium sect. Orthosporum R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Orthosporum (R.Br.) C.A.Mey. ex T.Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Oxybasis Kar. & Kir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Orthospermum (R.Br.) Opiz legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chenopodiastrum S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), NT (native and naturalised), SA (native and naturalised), Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised)

Mosyakin, S.L. (2015), (2402) Proposal to conserve the name Chenopodium (Chenopodiaceae s.str.; Amaranthaceae sensu APG) with a conserved type. Taxon 64(6): 1323 [secondary reference]

• Text: "Chenopodium L., Sp. Pl.: 218. 1 Mai 1753 [Chenopod. / Amaranth.], nom. cons. prop. Typus: C. album L., typ. cons. prop."

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