- 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.
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.