Dysphania chilensis

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Chenopodium andicola
• Chenopodium chilense var. denudata
• Chenopodium ambrosioides var. chilense
• Roubieva chilensis
• Chenopodium ambrosioides subsp. chilense
• Chenopodium chilense
• Chenopodium chilense var. angustifolium
• Chenopodium sooanum
• Chenopodium ambrosioides f. angustatum
• Chenopodium ambrosioides var. euchilense
• Ambrina andicola
• Ambrina chilensis
• Ambrina denudata
• Dysphania sooana
• Dysphania andicola
• Chenopodium ambrosioides var. denudatum
• Chenopodium ambrosioides var. andicola

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. It is classified under the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Caryophyllales, falling into the family Amaranthaceae. Finally, it is categorized under the genus Dysphania as the species Dysphania chilensis.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a remarkably wide and fragmented geographical distribution across several continents. In Northeast Tropical Africa, its presence can be noted specifically in Eritrea. Moving to North America, it is found within the Northwestern United States in Oregon and across the Southwestern United States in California. The species also extends into Western South America, where it inhabits regions of Bolivia. Finally, its range includes parts of Peru, marking its presence in the Western South American landscape.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Dysphania chilensis is characterized by its adaptability to diverse altitudinal gradients within its natural habitat. This species inhabits a broad vertical distribution, ranging from sea level up to an elevation of 1500 m AMSL. This wide elevational range suggests that the plant can tolerate a variety of microclimates and environmental conditions found between 0 and 1500 m AMSL, allowing it to occupy different ecological niches across varying topographical landscapes.

Elevational range max:

1500 m AMSL

Elevational range min:

0 m AMSL

Life history

The life history of Dysphania chilensis is characterized by a perennial lifecycle, allowing the plant to persist in its environment over multiple growing seasons. As a perennial species, it does not complete its biological cycle within a single year but instead maintains vegetative structures that enable it to endure varying environmental conditions. This long-term survival strategy allows the plant to establish a stable presence in its habitat, undergoing successive periods of growth, flowering, and seed production. Throughout its life, the plant undergoes seasonal physiological changes, ensuring it can recover from dormant periods and continue its reproductive efforts across several years.

Lifecycle :

perennial

Morphology

The morphology of Dysphania chilensis is characterized by its growth form as a non-woody herb, specifically classified as a forb. It exhibits a self-supporting habit, functioning as a self-supporting climber rather than an obligatory liana or vine. The plant is primarily terrestrial in its ecological positioning, lacking any epiphytic tendencies such as being a holoepiphyte or hemiepiphyte, and it maintains an independent existence as a non-parasitic organism. While its habitat can range across aquatic, semiaquatic, and terrestrial environments, its structural development remains consistent with a non-woody, herbaceous lifestyle.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

herb

Growth form :

forb

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

non-woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Dysphania chilensis has 1 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoid.

Flavonoid

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology