''Chenopodium desertorum'', common name frosted goosefruit,
[ is a species of flowering plant in the family ]Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it ...
, indigenous to Australia
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where it is found in all mainland states.[
]
Taxonomy
It was first described by John McConnell Black as ''Chenopodium microphyllum'' var. ''desertorum'',[ but in 1924 he redescribed it as ''Chenopodium desertorum''.][
Several ]subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
are accepted:[
*''Chenopodium desertorum'' subsp. ''desertorum''
*''Chenopodium desertorum'' subsp. ''anidiophyllum'' (Aellen) Paul G.Wilson
*''Chenopodium desertorum'' subsp. '' microphyllum'' Paul G.Wilson
*''Chenopodium desertorum'' subsp. ''rectum'' Paul G.Wilson
*''Chenopodium desertorum'' subsp. ''virosum'' Paul G.Wilson
]
References
External links
Google image search: ''Chenopodium desertorum''
FloraNT factsheet: ''Chenopodium desertorum''eFloraSA (Electronic Flora of South Australia): ''Chenopodium desertorum''
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desertorum
Flora of Australia
Taxa named by John McConnell Black
Plants described in 1922