Einadia trigonos
(Schultes) Paul G. Wilson
Fishweed
Amaranthaceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The branches are twining or lie along the ground. The leaves are alternate and a broad triangle shape. They are 5 cm long. The flowers are in a spike or reduced in clusters in the axils of the leaves.
Edible Uses
The leaves are edible.
Distribution
It is a warm temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Australia,
Notes
It has also been put in the family Chenopodiaceae.
Synonyms
Chenopodium triangulare R. Br.Chenopodium trigonon Roem. & Schult.
References (3)
- Flora of Australia, Volume 4, Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra (1984) p 163
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 88
- Low, T., 1992, Bush Tucker. Australia’s Wild Food Harvest. Angus & Robertson. p 129
