Chenopodium melanocarpum

Chenopodium melanocarpum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Chenopodium
Species:	C. melanocarpum
Binomial name
Chenopodium melanocarpum (J.M.Black) J.M.Black

Chenopodium melanocarpum, commonly known as Black Crumbweed, is an annual herb that grows in arid and semi-arid regions of Australia.

Description

It grows as a prostrate aromatic annual, with hairy stems that branch from its base. Leaves are oval in shape, about fifteen millimetres long. Flowers occur in dense clusters located in the axils.^[1]

Taxonomy

It was first published in 1922 by John McConnell Black, as a variety of C. carinatum,^[2] and promoted to species rank by him in 1934. Two forms have been published, although these are only recognised in South Australia and Western Australia; they are edit] Distribution and habitat

It occurs in arid and semi-arid areas of Australia, usually in well-drained soils.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Wilson, Paul G. (1984). "Chenopodiaceae". Flora of Australia, Volume 4: Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. 
2. ^ "Chenopodium carinatum var. melanocarpum J.M.Black". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=9256. 
3. ^ "Chenopodium melanocarpum (J.M.Black) J.M.Black". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=9645. 

External links

• "Chenopodium melanocarpum (J.M.Black) J.M.Black". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2492.