Chenopodium desertorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Chenopodium |
Species: | C. desertorum |
Binomial name | |
Chenopodium desertorum | |
Occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Chenopodium microphyllum var. desertorum J.M.Black |
Chenopodium desertorum, common name frosted goosefruit, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, indigenous to Australia where it is found in all mainland states. [2]
It was first described by John McConnell Black as Chenopodium microphyllum var. desertorum, [4] but in 1924 he redescribed it as Chenopodium desertorum. [1] [2]
Several subspecies are accepted: [5]