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Chenopodium erosum
'''Chenopodium erosum

FAMILY:: CHENOPODIACEAE

BOTANICAL NAME:: Chenopodium erosum

COMMON NAME:: Papery goosefoot'''

Description:

An erect, annual plant up to 1.5 metres tall. Leaves: The papery leaves are stalked, triangular in shape and arranged alternately along the stem. They are green, hairless, 4 to 15 cm long and 0.5 to 6 cm wide. The leaf margins are raggedly toothed. Flowers: The small, pale-green flowers are stalked and arranged in branches (several flowers are found in succession along each branch). Flowering is from December to February (Walsh & Entwisle 1996). Fruit: The fruit is thin and transparent. The seeds are horizontal, blackish and 1.2 to 1.5 mm in diameter — they fall freely from the widely opened fruit body. (Description from Flora of Australia 1984, Walsh & Entwisle 1996).

Distribution and Habitat:

On the mainland this species occurs in Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales, and is also known from New Zealand (Flora of Australia 1984). Chenopodium erosum has been recorded only once from Tasmania ‘… on sandy hills on an island of the Kent Group, Bass Strait’. Robert Brown made this collection in 1804; the holotype is held at the British Museum (Flora of Australia 1984).

Key Sites and Populations:

Chenopodium erosum is presumed to be extinct in Tasmania. There is currently no information available regarding the key sites and the number of populations and/or individuals for this species.

Known Reserves:

The solitary collection of Chenopodium erosum was from the Kent Group National Park.

Ecology and Management:

There is currently no information available regarding the ecology and management of this species.

Conservation Status Assessment There is no immediate need for reassessment of Chenopodium erosum.

Further Information

� Flora of Australia (1984). Volume 4: Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae. Australian Government Printing Service, Canberra.

� Walsh, N.G., & Entwisle, T.J. (1996). Flora of Victoria, Volume 3. Dicotyledons: