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Trianthema portulacastrum L.
Giant Pigweed

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 1:223-224 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate to decumbent, spreading annual, herb, 0.01-0.2 m high, to 1 m wide. Fl. pink/white, Mar to Sep. Clay, sand. Roadsides, disturbed & cultivated areas.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 25 October 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Indian Tropical Islands, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Keep, Mount Eliza, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley, Pilbara (nearshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Christmas Island, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.