Dysphania melanocarpa
Species of plant
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Dysphania melanocarpa, commonly known as black crumbweed, is an annual herb that grows in arid and semi-arid regions of Australia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Dysphania |
| Species: | D. melanocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Dysphania melanocarpa | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chenopodium melanocarpum | |
Description
Taxonomy
It was first published in 1922 by John McConnell Black, as a variety of C. carinatum,[2] and promoted to species rank by him in 1934. Two forms have been published, although these are only recognised in South Australia and Western Australia; they are C. melanocarpum f. melanocarpum and C. melanocarpum f. leucocarpum.[3] In 2008, Sergei L. Mosyakin & Steven E. Clemants grouped this taxon in genus Dysphania.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It occurs in arid and semi-arid areas of Australia, usually in well-drained soils.[1]
