Details for: PI 604781, Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants, Epazote


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Top Name:
Epazote
Origin:
Donated – New Mexico, United States
Received by NPGS:
11 Mar 1996
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 604781 97ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Top Name:
Epazote
Origin:
Donated – New Mexico, United States
Received by NPGS:
11 Mar 1996
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Donated
11 March 1996.
New Mexico, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Epazote
Type: Local name

807
Type: Institute identifier
Seeds of Change

Ames 22770
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Traditional, medicinal, Mexican tea herb said to kill intestinal worms. Also used as a spice for black beans.
Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Genus:
Dysphania
Family:
Chenopodiaceae
Subfamily:
Chenopodioideae
Tribe:
Dysphanieae
Nomen number:

446530
Place of publication:

Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 59:382. 2002
Verified:
05/24/2004 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Chenopodium ambrosioides L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. ambrosioides

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAmerican wormseed as Chenopodium ambrosioides1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
EnglishJerusalem-tea as Chenopodium ambrosioides11961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
EnglishMexican-tea  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
EnglishSpanish-tea as Chenopodium ambrosioides1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Englishwormseed  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Arabicmintina as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Boulos, L. & M. N. El-Hadidi. 1984. The weeds of Egypt.
Arabicnitna as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
Frenchambroisie du Mexique as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Germanmexikanischer Tee as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Germanwohlriechender Gänsefuß as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
GermanWurmsamen as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Portugueseerva-de-Santa-Maria as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Portuguese (Brazil)ambrósia as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)ambrósia-do-México as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)anserina-vermífuga as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)ereva-mata-pulga as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)erva-das-lombrigas as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)erva-de-bicho as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)erva-formigueira as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)mastruço as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Janick, J., ed. 1999. Perspectives on new crops and uses Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Portuguese (Brazil)menstruço as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishapazote as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Spanishapozote as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Spanishepazote as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Spanishhierba hormiguera as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Spanishpazote as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Spanish (Peru)paico as Chenopodium ambrosioides2León, B. 2004. pers. comm. Note: re. Spanish (Peru) common names
Swedishcitronmålla  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Koreannaemsaemyeongaju as Chenopodium ambrosioides2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 25 May 2004, from Chenopodium ambrosioides L. to Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
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Citations
  • Kolano, B., H. Tomczak, R. Molewska, E. N. Jellen, & J. Maluszynska. 2012. Distribution of 5S and 35S rRNA gene sites in 34 Chenopodium species (Amaranthaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 170:220-231. Number of accessions cited: 18
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
PRODUCTION100 Seed WeightThe weight in grams of 100 seeds. Taken from the hundred seed weights in the GRIN inventory..01 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 604781 96ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 Seed WeightThe weight in grams of 100 seeds. Taken from the hundred seed weights in the GRIN inventory..02 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 604781 97ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONMale SterilityMale sterility - pollen is not viableFERT - No sterility observed115QUINOA.AMESPI 604781 96ncao01 SDNot Available