Family name:
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Goosefoot family |
Scientific name:
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Chenopodium album L. |
Family name latin:
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Chenopodiaceae |
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| Description: |
Reaching a height of up to one meter, this is a strongly dendric annual herb with diamond-shaped to lanceolar, sometimes slightly three-lobed leaves; the plant is usually white-mealy pruinose in its entirety, but especially in the inflorescence area; flower heads clustered and pyramid-shaped; blossoms green colored and inconspicuous; flowering season : V - X; a pionieer plant with roots reaching a into depth of up to one meter; a synanthropic plant since the Neolithic period because of its use as a vegetable and a source of meal;
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| Occurence: |
The species is one of the most widespread wild herbs and is most frequently to be found as a primary colonizer on weed fields, waste heaps, by paths and riverbanks, in cultivated fields, gardens and coupes;
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| Related species: |
The species itself occurs in two subspecies. The genus chenopodium contains a futher 18 species, making the genus very solidly represented in all of central Europe in the category of ruderal plants. The flowering seasons of these species range from May to October.
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| Allergy trigger: |
Pollen, approx. 30 µm;
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| Invasions path: |
Inhalative (May - October);
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| Allergology: |
One of the allergologically most important wild herbs; the fact that the entire related group is so highly represented and widespread makes a relatively high exposure to chenopodium pollen possible. In the case of high exposure and clinically relevent sensitization a specific hypersensitization treatment should be considered. Due to the close genetic relationship, there is an antigen community with beets and mangold (Beta spec.), spinach (Spinacia), glasswort (Salsola), saltbush (Atriplex) and amaranth (Amaranthus div. spec.).
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| Clinical relevance: |
light
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| Cross reactivities: |
Occurrence possible- Amaranth, coarse-haired
- Melon
- Banana
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