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Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Chenopodium spinescens

Chenopodium spinescens

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chenopodium spinescens is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 300cm tall[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. , 707 Title Florabank Fact Sheets Publication Author Website http://www.florabank.org.au/lucid/key/Species%20Navigator/Media/Html/index.htm#D Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line publication. At present their are 132 species in the list, giving lots of information on growing and using the plants, plus information on their climatic tolerances, distribution maps and photographs. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeAustralia - all mainland states
HabitatDried river beds in sandy clay 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 ].