Chenopodium parabolicum | |
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Chenopodium parabolicum (left plant) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Chenopodium |
Species: | C. parabolicum
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Binomial name | |
Chenopodium parabolicum (R.Br. ) S.Fuentes & Borsch
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Synonyms | |
Rhagodia parabolica R.Br. |
Chenopodium parabolicum[1] (Syn. Rhagodia parabolica), commonly known as fragrant saltbush or mealy saltbush, is a shrub in the family Amaranthaceae. The species is native to Australia.
The species was formally described in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae by botanist Robert Brown.[2] In 2012, after phylogenetical research, it was reclassified as a species of Chenopodium, and assigned the name Chenopodium parabolicum (R.Br.) S.Fuentes & Borsch.[1]
The species occurs in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[3]