Einadia polygonoides (Murr) Paul G.wilson

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Einadia

Characteristics

Spreading weak grey-green perennial with numerous stems arising from taproot. Leaves opposite or alternate, narrowly oblong-elliptic to narrowly hastate; lamina 0.5–1.5 cm long, acute, thin, glabrescent above, mealy below when young; petiole short and slender. Inflorescence a terminal racemose panicle elongating in fruit to 15 cm with disjunct glomerules; axis at first with globular hairs, short tubular hairs, and small gland tipped hairs; flowers sessile, 0.5–1 mm diam. Tepals broadly obovate. Stamens 1 or 2. Fruiting tepals imbricate and enveloping seed, leathery with circular limb, somewhat resinous, eventually straw-coloured to black; pericarp thin, prominently papillose. Seed c. 1 mm diam.; testa finely radially rugulose.
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Occurs in heavy soil.
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Distribution

Einadia polygonoides world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:912424-1
WFO ID wfo-0000663610
COL ID 6DZVY
BDTFX ID 76238
INPN ID 160202
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Synonyms

Einadia polygonoides Chenopodium triangulare var. angustifolium Chenopodium triangulare var. polygonoides Chenopodium triangulare subsp. polygonoides