Dysphania littoralis (Red crumbweed)
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Dysphania littoralis (Red crumbweed)
Photograph by Mark Marathon. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
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Credits:
Description and Habitat information is sourced from: Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland Government, Common saltmarsh plants of Queensland, https://www.publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/common-saltmarsh-plants-of-queensland Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.
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RED CRUMBWEED FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Red crumbweed
Description
Red crumbweed is a small, prostrate annual. It is many stemmed, and grows in a mat up to 30 cm wide and to a height of 5-10 cm. The plant's leaves are alternate and elliptic, and are 5-10 mm long. White, inconspicuous flowers grow on stems between the leaves. It flowers throughout the year in southern areas and may be poisonous to some grazing animals.
Habitat
coastal saltmarsh, also inland saline areas
Distribution
Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Caryophyllales | | Family: | Amaranthaceae | | Genus: | Dysphania | | Species: | littoralis | | Common Name: | Red crumbweed |
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