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Blitum bonus-henricus (L.) Rchb.

Good king Henry

source: Jerzy Opioła (2014), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (license CCASA 4.0 International)
source: Jerzy Opioła (2014), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (license CCASA 4.0 International)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Blitum bonus-henricus (L.) Rchb.
The Plant list Chenopodium bonus-henricus L.
English name Good king Henry



Crop relationship
Spinach tertiary genepool



FLORON data (2024)
Indigeneity naturalized before 1500
Trend since 1950 very strongly decreasing (75-100%)
Presence very rare
Status Red List: critically endangered
Legal protection yes

© NDFF, 2024
© NDFF, 2024

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: most recent observation year >= 2000
  • blue: most recent observation year < 2000
  • yellow circle: not wild.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl
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lower map:

Distribution area
Europe large parts of Europe in the high mountains
Asia -
Africa -
North-America naturalized
South-America -
Australia -
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015

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.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, June 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.0cinhw
Distribution data GBIF, June 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.0cinhw

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information