Amaranthaceae FAMILY
Chenopodium nutans
Chenopodium nutans
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Chenopodium nutans is a evergreen climbing perennial plant with twining stems that can be herbaceous or woody. The plant scrambles over the ground to form a mat of growth and also climbs into nearby vegetation; the stems can be up to 100cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is also sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens, where it can be used as a ground cover.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeAustralia - Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia.
HabitatLow stony hills and saline areas in red sand and clay soils[ 285 Title Florabase Publication Author Website https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants ]. Heavy soils[ 265 Title Flora of the Sydney Region Publication Author Carolin. R. & Tindale. M. Publisher Reed. Australia. Year 1993 ISBN 0730104001 Description Concise flora with little beyond an extensive key, species descriptions, very brief habitat description. ].