Dysphania multifida
Scented Goosefoot at Red Hill Nature Reserve
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| Dysphania multifida | MichaelMulvaney | 10 May 2019 | |
| Dysphania pumilio | BettyDonWood | 3 May 2019 | |
| Unverified | roymcd | 2 May 2019 |
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Goody or baddy? Roughly 2x2 metre patch. I will go and pull it out if required.
18 comments
3 May 2019
Is it Dysphania pumilio? There seems to be a perennial form as well as annual plants common this year.
3 May 2019
I agree with Mike. There are other recent photos on CNM very similar to this one.
3 May 2019
Thanks for that. Yes it looks very much like Mike's Isaacs Ridge sighting on 25 April 2019. Kind regards, Roy.
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.
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.
The specimen has a vibrant green appearance and reddish looking stems, a bit like rhubarb.
Cheers, Roy.
4 May 2019
Thanks Roy - this is very helpful. Photo #3 shows the leaves. It is definitely not Dysphania pumilio.
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.
9 May 2019
I made my first visit to the CSIRO Herbarium today and successfully dropped off a sample. Cheers, Roy.
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.
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.
11 May 2019
I pulled it out today (pretty easy, no prickles). I just need a second go at the tap root. Cheers.
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
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
Location information
- Coordinates 149.115194-35.336243
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Garran, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 May 2019 03:23 PM Recorded on
- roymcd Recorded by
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- Plants Other Wildflowers & Herbs roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dysphania multifida
Species information
- Dysphania multifida Scientific name
- Scented Goosefoot Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 816m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Chenopodium multifidum
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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