Blitum is a flowering plant genus from the subfamily Chenopodioideae in the Amaranthaceae family. It is closely related to genus Spinacia. Its 12 species were traditionally grouped into genera Chenopodium, Monolepis, or Scleroblitum. The species of genus Blitum occur in Asia, Europe, North Africa, the Americas, and Australia.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0