Dysphania pumilio
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Dysphania |
| Species: | D. pumilio
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Chenopodium pumilio R.Br. | |
Dysphania pumilio (common names - small crumbweed,[1] clammy goosefoot)[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Chenopodioideae.
It is native to Australia, but it is found in other parts of the world as an introduced species, often growing in disturbed and waste areas such as roadsides and lots. It is known from many parts of North America and Europe, and it was recently found in Iran for the first time, in the Māzandarān Province.[3] It is thought to have first arrived in Europe with imports of wool from Australia.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]It was first described in 1810 as Chenopodium pumilio by Robert Brown.[4][5][6] It has been ascribed to many genera, but received its current name of Dysphania pumilio in 2002.[4][7]
Description
[edit]This is an aromatic annual herb growing erect, with sticky, glandular stems up to about 25 centimeters tall. The leaves are alternately arranged, up to 2 centimeters long, lance-shaped to oval and edged with bumpy lobes. The surface of the leaf is coated in white sticky glands and sparse hairs. The inflorescence is a spherical cluster of densely packed tiny green flowers located in the leaf axils. Each flower is pebbly with glands and covers the developing fruit.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b S.W.L. Jacobs, Flora of NSW 1 (1990). "Dysphania pumilio (R.Br.) Mosyakin & Clemants". PlantNET: New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "USDA Plants Database: Dysphania pumilio". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ a b Rahiminejad, M. R., et al. (2004). Chenopodium pumilio (Chenopodiaceae) new to the flora of Iran Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. Willdenowia 34:183-6.
- ^ a b "Dysphania pumilio"". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ "Chenopodium pumilio R.Br". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ Brown, Robert (1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802–1805, London: R. Taylor et socii, p. 407, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.3678, Wikidata Q7247677
- ^ Mosyakin, S.L. & Clemants, S.E. (2002). "New nomenclatural combinations in Dysphania R. Br.(Chenopodiaceae): taxa occurring in North America". Ukrainian Botanical Journal. 59 (4): 382.
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External links
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- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Flora of Missouri photos Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Dysphania pumilio: Images & occurrence data from GBIF (showing its now world wide distribution)
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