Dysphania multifida

Scented Goosefoot at Red Hill Nature Reserve

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Identification history

Dysphania multifida	10 May 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Dysphania pumilio	3 May 2019	BettyDonWood
Unidentified	2 May 2019	roymcd

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Goody or baddy? Roughly 2x2 metre patch. I will go and pull it out if required.

18 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

3 May 2019

Thanks Roy it has me beat - what it is

Mike wrote:

3 May 2019

Is it Dysphania pumilio? There seems to be a perennial form as well as annual plants common this year.

BettyDonWood wrote:

3 May 2019

I agree with Mike. There are other recent photos on CNM very similar to this one.

roymcd wrote:

3 May 2019

Thanks for that. Yes it looks very much like Mike's Isaacs Ridge sighting on 25 April 2019. Kind regards, Roy.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

3 May 2019

Mike's confirmed Dysphania pumilio (4207824) at Isaacs Ridge is very doubtful. This one is not like any Dysphania pumilio I have seen.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

3 May 2019

Roy, how about a photo of the leaves?

roymcd wrote:

3 May 2019

I'll go back later today and take some more photos...

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

3 May 2019

Thanks Roy

roymcd wrote:

4 May 2019

I've added 3 more photos, but I'm sorry, my camera isn't very good for a close up.
The specimen has a vibrant green appearance and reddish looking stems, a bit like rhubarb.
Cheers, Roy.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

4 May 2019

Thanks Roy - this is very helpful. Photo #3 shows the leaves. It is definitely not Dysphania pumilio.

BettyDonWood wrote:

4 May 2019

There are several species of Dysphania in SE NSW which have fruiting bodies like this. I think a specimen needs to be taken to the Botanic Gardens for a proper identification.

roymcd wrote:

9 May 2019

I made my first visit to the CSIRO Herbarium today and successfully dropped off a sample. Cheers, Roy.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

9 May 2019

Thanks Roy - much appreciated -await with interest Dave's verdict

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

10 May 2019

Dave Albrecht said "Roy - Your ‘Crumbweed’ specimen found its way to me for identification. It appears to be Dysphania multifida (Scented Goosefoot). See the following links for further information https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/fac28f72-b830-4390-9c5e-0f751df5ed8e and https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/plants_se_nsw.old_2019_01-11_delme/key/plants_se_nsw/Media/Html/entities/dysphania_multifida.htm.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

10 May 2019

Its a weed Roy - so feel free to pull it out next time you are up there

Mike wrote:

10 May 2019

Does this also apply to the ones on isaacs Ridge? I looked the other day and couldn't find any of the deeply dissected leaves, only a few tiny linear ones among the flowers and seeds. The plants seemed to be dying back so I don't know if they are perennial or not.

roymcd wrote:

11 May 2019

I pulled it out today (pretty easy, no prickles). I just need a second go at the tap root. Cheers.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

11 May 2019

Thanks Roy - very impressive wiping out a whole species of weed from Red Hill

Mike check the references given by Dave, I think smell is one deference and pull out if the weedy one - can you change the iD to if needed

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3 May 2019 03:23 PM Recorded on
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Dysphania multifida Scientific name
Scented Goosefoot Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 816m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower
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Synonyms
Chenopodium multifidum

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