Quinoa vs Swedish Goosefoot

Chenopodium quinoa compared with Chenopodium suecicum

Key Differences

• Quinoa is Not Evaluated while Swedish Goosefoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Quinoa	Swedish Goosefoot
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus same	Chenopodium	Chenopodium
Species	Chenopodium quinoa	Chenopodium suecicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Quinoa and Swedish Goosefoot share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chenopodium.

Conservation Status

Quinoa

NE — Not Evaluated

Swedish Goosefoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Quinoa	Swedish Goosefoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Quinoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Swedish Goosefoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom