; Gen. Pl.: 87 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 185 genera, ca. 2300 spp. According to many modern authors and all PCR results Chenopodiaceae is only a subfamily or section of Amaranthaceae.
= Achyranthaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 35 (1837)
= Atriplicaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 83 (1789)
= Betaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot.: 591, 1091, 1142 (1835)
= Blitaceae Kuntze; T. E. von Post & C. E. Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan.: 637, 710 (1903)
= Celosiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 117 (1820)
= Chenopodiaceae Vent.; Tabl. Règne Vég. 2: 253 (1799), nom. cons., Family
= Deeringiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 369 (1858)
= Dysphaniaceae Pax; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 230 (1927), nom. cons.
= Gomphrenaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 38 (1837)
= Polycnemaceae Menge; Cat. Pl. Grudent. Gedan.: 161 (1839)
= Salicorniaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 558 (1820)
= Salsolaceae Menge; Cat. Pl. Grudent. Gedan.: 165 (1839)
= Spinaciaceae Menge; Cat. Pl. Grudent. Gedan.: 166 (1839)