Kingdom Plantae Family Amaranthaceae Tribe Atripliceae Rank Species | Order Caryophyllales Subfamily Chenopodioideae Genus Chenopodium | |
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Similar Chenopodium nutans, Chenopodium hastatum, Chenopodium baccatum, Chenopodium candolleanum, Chenopodium atrovirens | ||
Chenopodium parabolicum (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. In 2012, after phylogenetical research, it was reclassified as a species of Chenopodium, and assigned the name Chenopodium parabolicum (R.Br.) S.Fuentes & Borsch.
The species occurs in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
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