Blitum virgatum

Sukhorukov, Alexander P., Kushunina, Maria A., Stepanova, Nina Yu., Kalmykova, Olga G., Golovanov, Yaroslav M. & Sennikov, Alexander N., 2024, Taxonomic inventory and distributions of Chenopodiaceae (Amaranthaceae s. l.) in Orenburg Region, Russia, Biodiversity Data Journal 12, pp. e 121541-e 121541 : e121541-

Blitum virgatum L.

Blitum virgatum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 4 (1753) ≡ Morocarpos foliosus Moench, Methodus : 342 (1794), nom. illeg. ≡ Chenopodium foliosum Asch., Fl. Prov. Brandenburg 1: 572 (1864).

Native status

Native.

Conservation status

Least Concern ( LC).

EOO 41,345 km 2, AOO 48 km 2. Not rare, no reduction or decline.

Distribution

Orenburg Region (western districts): Alexandrovka, Belyaevka, Buguruslan, Buzuluk, Novosergievka, Saraktash, Sorochinsk, Tashla Districts (Fig. 3 ). Eastern limit of the European distribution fragment.

Previous reports: Iljin (1930), Ryabinina (1998), Knjazev (2009).

The species occurs on limestone, gravels, also in human-disturbed sites. It was found in scattered occurrences in the Region. Ryabinina (1998) and Knjazev (2009) assumed that the species distribution is broader than it is currently confirmed.

The species is distributed as native in the Mediterranean, West and Central Asia, Iran and the Himalayas. It is known as alien in North America, rest of Europe, South Africa and temperate Asia.

Figures

Figure 3. Distribution map of Blitum virgatum (confirmed occurrences).