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Chenopodium murale L.
Nettle-leaf Goosefoot

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 1:219 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, much-branched annual, herb, 0.2-1 m high. Fl. green, Apr to Dec. Agricultural weed, cultivated & disturbed areas, coastal sites.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 September 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Dampierland, Esperance Plains, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Cape Range, Carnegie, Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Hampton, Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Nullarbor Plain, Perth, Pindanland, Recherche, Shield, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, Shark Bay, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Ashburton, Augusta Margaret River, Broome, Bunbury, Busselton, Carnamah, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Claremont, Cockburn, Cue, Dandaragan, Denmark, Dundas, Esperance, Exmouth, Fremantle, Gnowangerup, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kent, Laverton, Leonora, Manjimup, Meekatharra, Moora, Mount Marshall, Murchison, Nedlands, Northam, Northampton, Perenjori, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Sandstone, Shark Bay, South Perth, Upper Gascoyne, Waroona, Wiluna, Wongan-Ballidu, Yalgoo.