Common name
English: Magenta Spreen
German: Baumspinat
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Caryophyllales (114)
Family: Amaranthaceae (17)(family description)
Genus: Chenopodium (2)
Epithet: giganteum D.Don (5)
Synonyms: Chenopodium leucospermum Schrad., Chenopodium punctulatum Scop.
giganteum => gigantic, unusually higher than the type
leucospermum => with white (smooth, glossy) seeds
punctulatum => covered in small dots
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb