Dysphania pumilio
Clammy or Rough-leaved Goosefoot
Prostrate greyish aromatic annual herb with hairy stems and leaves.
Additional information
- SynonymChenopodium pumilio
- FamilyChenopodiaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- SizeProstrate - 25 cm x 50 cm
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesEgg-shaped leaves 5-20 mm x 3-10 mm with oak-like margins.
- Flower colourWhite
- Flowering timeDecember to July
- FlowersSmall clusters of female or bisexual flowers in leaf axils.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingFood plant for caterpillars
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soils in swampy areas.
- Garden useMay become garden pest in moist conditions. Salt tolerant.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. More common outside the Shire boundary.
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Photographer/s: 1 Russell Best, NatureShare ©; 2 Neil Blair, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©; 3 Marilyn Bull ©
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