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Blitum bonus-henricus (L.) Rchb.
Good king Henry
Nomenclature
| GrinTax | Blitum bonus-henricus (L.) Rchb. |
| The Plant list | Chenopodium bonus-henricus L. |
| English name | Good king Henry |
| Spinach | tertiary genepool |
| Indigeneity | naturalized before 1500 |
| Trend since 1950 | very strongly decreasing (75-100%) |
| Presence | very rare |
| Status | Red List: critically endangered |
| Legal protection | yes |
Legend distribution maps
upper map:
- red: most recent observation year >= 2000
- blue: most recent observation year < 2000
- yellow circle: not wild.
- source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl
lower map:
- green: distribution area
- original larger map at wilde-planten.nl
| Europe | large parts of Europe in the high mountains |
| Asia | - |
| Africa | - |
| North-America | naturalized |
| South-America | - |
| Australia | - |
Expected distribution due to climate change
Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.
Optimistic scenario
Pessimistic scenario
Additional information
- The Netherlands: Verspreidingsatlas.nl (FLORON), Soortenbank.nl (Naturalis Biodiversity Center), NL Soortenregister (Naturalis Biodiversity Center), botanischetuinen.nl/en/ (Botanical Gardens in the Netherlands)
- Belgium: waarnemingen.be, wilde-planten.nl (native and naturalized plant species in The Nederlands and Belgium; K.M. Dijkstra)
- Germany: FloraWeb.de (Wildpflanzen und Vegetation Deutschlands; Bundesamt für Naturschutz)
- UK: Ecological Flora of the British Isles (Univ. of York)
- Ireland: Flora of Ireland (National Biodiversity Data Centre)
- France: Tela-Botanica.org (La botanique francophone)
- Italy: Flora Italiana
- EOL.org (Encyclopedia of Life)
- PFAF.org (Plants For A Future)