The Chenopodioideae is a subfamily of flowering plants 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 Chenopodioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant 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 .