Dysphania rhadinostachya (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Dysphania

Characteristics

Erect annual to 30 cm high with 1 main stem, much-branched above base, pilose with short glandular and larger simple hairs, aromatic. Leaves elliptic, undulate or obtusely lobed; lamina 10–20 mm long; petiole somewhat shorter. Flowers in compact clusters of 3–7 in paniculately-arranged spikes, bisexual and female. Tepals 4, erect, c. 1 mm long, united below, sometimes horizontally keeled, glabrous to hirsute, inflated in fruit; stamen 1 or absent; styles 2. Pericarp dull, somewhat adherent. Seed subglobular, horizontal to erect, 0.5 mm diam.; embryo semicircular; radicle superior. Tepals and seed shed as unit.
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An annual herb. It is erect. It has an aroma. It grows 10-50 cm high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on stony sand, loam or clay. It can grow in arid places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The seeds are used to make damper.
Uses medicinal
Edible seeds
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Images

Dysphania rhadinostachya unspecified picture

Distribution

Dysphania rhadinostachya world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:165536-1
WFO ID wfo-0000658889
COL ID 6DSBP
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Synonyms

Chenopodium rhadinostachyum Dysphania rhadinostachya Dysphania rhadinostachya subsp. rhadinostachya

Lower taxons

Dysphania rhadinostachya subsp. inflata