Scientific Name

Dysphania glomulifera subsp. eremaea

(Name update 03/07/2012 following advice from Dr John Busby, CSIRO)

Family

Chenopodiaceae

Description

Red crumbweed is a small, prostrate annual.

It is many stemmed, and grows in a mat up to 30 cm wide and to a height of 5-10 cm.

The plant’s leaves are alternate and elliptic, and are 5-10 mm long.

White, inconspicuous flowers grow on stems between the leaves.

It flowers throughout the year in southern areas and may be poisonous to some grazing animals.

Distribution

The plant can be found from south-east Queensland up to around Cardwell, north Queensland.

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Distribution

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