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Sighting 4197941

Dysphania pumilio

Small Crumbweed at Jerrabomberra, ACT

Dysphania pumilio at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 20 Feb 2019 01:10 PM
Dysphania pumilio at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 20 Feb 2019 01:10 PM
Dysphania pumilio at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 20 Feb 2019 01:10 PM
Dysphania pumilio at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 20 Feb 2019 01:10 PM
Dysphania pumilio at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 20 Feb 2019 01:10 PM
Dysphania pumilio at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 20 Feb 2019 01:10 PM
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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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Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Dysphania pumilio Scientific name
  • Small Crumbweed Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1016m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

  • Synonyms

    Chenopodium pumilio

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