Chenopodium desertorum facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Chenopodium desertorum |
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| Scientific classification | |
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Chenopodium
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| Species: |
desertorum
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| Occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
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Chenopodium microphyllum var. desertorum J.M.Black |
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Chenopodium desertorum, common name frosted goosefruit, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, indigenous to Australia where it is found in all mainland states.
Taxonomy
It was first described by John McConnell Black as Chenopodium microphyllum var. desertorum, but in 1924 he redescribed it as Chenopodium desertorum.
Several subspecies are accepted:
- Chenopodium desertorum subsp. desertorum
- Chenopodium desertorum subsp. anidiophyllum (Aellen) Paul G.Wilson
- Chenopodium desertorum subsp. microphyllum Paul G.Wilson
- Chenopodium desertorum subsp. rectum Paul G.Wilson
- Chenopodium desertorum subsp. virosum Paul G.Wilson
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