| Name | Pterochiton Torrey & Fremont |
| Authorship | Torrey & Fremont |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Chenopodiaceae |
| Contains | Pterochiton canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Pterochiton occidentale Torr. & Frém. Pterochiton occidentalis Torr. & Frém. Pterochiton sp. |
| Remarks | Type: P. occidentale Torr. & Fremont |
| Citation | 1845 Rep. Exped. Rocky Mts. 318 |