Chenopodium nitrariaceum
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| Nitre goosefoot | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Chenopodium |
| Species: | C. nitrariaceum |
| Binomial name | |
| Chenopodium nitrariaceum | |
Chenopodium nitrariaceum commonly known as the nitre goosefoot,[2] is a flowering shrub in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a spiny perennial with greyish leaves and small flowers.
Chenopodium nitrariaceum is a perennial shrub to about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high with spiky branches The leaves are arranged alternately, greyish-green, sometimes clustered, spoon-shaped to linear, 5–25 mm (0.20–0.98 in) long, mostly to 5 mm (0.20 in) wide and occasional hairs and tapering to a short peduncle. Small flowers are borne in terminal clusters, 5 lobed, 1.5–2 mm (0.059–0.079 in) in diameter. Flowering may occur any time during the year and the fruit is a small pericarp, dry and white.[3][4]