What is Chenopodioideae?
{{taxobox |image = Arthrocnemum-perenne01.jpg |image_caption = Perennial Glasswort (''Arthrocnemum perenne'') |regnum = [[Plantae]] |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] |unranked_ordo = Core eudicots |ordo = [[Caryophyllales]] |familia = [[Amaranthaceae]] |subfamilia = '''Chenopodioideae''' |subdivision_ranks = Genera |subdivision = See text. }} The '''Chenopodioideae''' is a subfamily of [[flowering plant]]s are family [[Amaranthaceae]], formerly treated as a distinct family [[Chenopodiaceae]] and comprising all of the genera formerly included in this family except for those transferred to the subfamilies [[Salicornioideae]] and [[Salsoloideae]]. The precise circumscription of the subfamily is still uncertain, with research continuing; significant changes may occur to the genera included. The subfamily as currently circumscribed has a [[cosmopolitan distribution]], with about 1,400 species accepted. It is a particularly significant component of the vegetation of the arid region that extends from north [[Africa]] to central [[Asia]]. {{biology-stub}} [[category:Amaranthaceae]]