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Fishweed
Einadia trigonos

Family: Amaranthaceae


What it is like

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.

It has also been put in the family Chenopodiaceae.


Where it is found

It is a warm temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia


How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Chenopodium triangulare R. Br.; Chenopodium trigonon Roem. & Schult.;