Dysphania kalpari Paul G.wilson

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Dysphania

Characteristics

Prostrate to decumbent annual with several stems, moderately pilose with sessile or shortly stipitate glandular hairs and larger simple hairs, aromatic. Leaves elliptic, deeply undulate; lamina 1–5 cm long; petiole half length of lamina. Flowers in clusters of 5–7 in erect slender spikes to 15 cm long, bisexual and female. Tepals 4, erect, obovate, c. 1 mm long, united below, rounded on back, hirtellous; stamen 1 or absent; styles 2. Pericarp not apparent. Seed vertical, compressed-spherical with rounded margins, c. 0.5 mm diam.; testa glossy; embryo semicircular, basal; radicle and cotyledons superior. Tepals and seed shed as unit.
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An annual herb. It lies along the ground. It grows 7-20 cm high. It spreads 40 cm wide. The flowers are green.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.4
Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.2
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Environment

Usually found on loam and gravelly flats and redsand plains, often associated with Mulga(Acacia aneura).
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It is a tropical plant. It grows on red sand and red sand loam. It can grow in arid places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The seeds are used to make damper.
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Edible seeds
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Distribution

Dysphania kalpari world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:901991-1
WFO ID wfo-0000658881
COL ID 6DSNV
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Synonyms

Dysphania kalpari