This member of the Chenopodiaceae family was describes by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, southern Brazil, Chile, Peru and Uruguay. It grows in well drained soil with little to some water and lots of sun. The caudex will grow to five centimetres, the annual stems will crawl for 40 centimetres. The flowers are greenish, and it can be reproduced by cuttings as well.
The genera name from the Cherangani Hills in Kenya. The species name means 'many-cleft, divided into many segments' for the branches. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Chenopodiaceae is now part of the Amaranthaceae. According to Carlos Hernandez, this is actually Chenopodium haumanii, Ulbrich,1934
