Dysphania pumilio

Small Crumbweed at Jerrabomberra, ACT

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Identification history

	Dysphania pumilio	20 Feb 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Dysphania pumilio	18 Feb 2019	Mike

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8 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:

19 Feb 2019

The stems are grooved, which does not happen in Dysphania pumilio.

Mike wrote:

19 Feb 2019

Quite different from the fat hen beside it, https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/4197940.

Mike wrote:

19 Feb 2019

It looks like other sightings of Dysphania pumilio, eg. https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/4188489.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

19 Feb 2019

Betty I have a 1986 publication Crop Weeds by J l Wilding, A.g. Barnett and R.L.Amor that states that the stems of Dysphania pumilo have longitudinal ridges, while teh on-line site Herbguide, which seems to be a WA flora also mentions ridges.

Mike wrote:

19 Feb 2019

Dysphania pumilio is an Australian native and a weed overseas. In Florida it is called ridged goosefoot - http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1176 has herbarium images.

BettyDonWood wrote:

19 Feb 2019

I looked up Plantnet and Vicflora, neither of which mentioned ridged stems.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

21 Feb 2019

Went out and had a look at plants in the field all had longitudinal ridges on stems though to varying amounts

Mike wrote:

21 Feb 2019

I have added extra photos 20 Feb, showing hairs on leaves and stems. Crushed leaves are aromatic, but not what I would call minty.

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