Chenopodium Linnaeus sect. Orthosporum R. Brown, Prodr., 407. 1810

Plants annual. Leaf blades with margins sinuate-dentate [to unlobed]. Inflorescences of compact axillary glomerules or cymes. Flowers: perianth segments [4-]5, distinct nearly to base, partially enclosing fruit; stamens absent or 1[-2]; styles 2. Seeds vertical.

Species 6 (3 in the flora): introduced; Pacific Islands (New Zealand), Australia, some species locally introduced and naturalized in other regions.