A review of the members of the Chenopodiaceae family in the Herbarium of Samara University (SMR)

The article provides an analysis of the representation of species of the Chenopodiaceae family in the herbarium collection of Samara University (SMR), which contains 212 specimens belonging to 26 genera and 52 species. The geography of samples covers 6 subjects of the Russian Federation (Samara, Volgograd, Orenburg, Astrakhan and Saratov regions, the Republic of Bashkortostan). The collection contains the most samples from the Samara region (38 species, 151 specimens), in the Bolshechernigovsky district (19 species, 50 specimens). 79 samples were collected on the territories of natural monuments, national parks and nature reserves. The rarest species in the collection are Camphorosma monspeliaca, C. songorica, Petrosimonia triandra, and Suaeda prostrata, which are protected regionally. It is recommended to include the following species in the third edition of the Red Book of the Samara region: Suaeda acuminata, S. corniculata, S. salsa, Petrosimonia litwinowii.