Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Chenopodium desertorum subsp. microphyllum
Common name
Frosted goosefoot
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Where found
Mallee, woodland, grassy areas, disturbed sites, and near streams. Kosciuszko National Park and Western Slopes.
Notes
Annual or perennial herb, prostrate to sprawling. Leaves opposite each other or alternating along the stems, 0.3-1 cm long, 5-20 mm wide, mealy below, often only slightly mealy above. Topmost flowers on a plant male or bisexual, lateral flowers female. Flowers tiny, about 1 mm in diameter, with 3-5 'petals', shortly united at the base or to near midway. Flowers in clusters. Fruit dry or thinly fleshy, mealy.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Chenopodium~desertorum (accessed 7 January, 2021)
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