Chenopodium nutans

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Chenopodioideae
Tribus: Chenopodieae
Genus: Chenopodium
Species: Chenopodium nutans

Subspecies: C. n. subsp. eremaeum – C. n. subsp. linifolium – C. n. subsp. nutans – C. n. subsp. oxycarpum
Name

Chenopodium nutans (R.Br.) S. Fuentes & Borsch, Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 62(1): 372. (2012)
Synonyms

Basionym
Rhagodia nutans R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 408. (1810)
Type: "(D. M.) v.v." Tasmania. Banks of River Derwent, Feb. 1804; R. Brown, Dist. no. 3043. Holotype: BM, Isotype: K.
Homotypic
Einadia nutans (R.Br.) A.J.Scott, Feddes Repert. 89(1): 3. (1978)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Australasia
Australia
Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Norfolk Isl. (Lord Howe Isl.)
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
New Caledonia

introduced elsewhere

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Fuentes-Bazan, S, Mansion, G. & Borsch, T. 2012. Towards a species level tree of the globally diverse genus Chenopodium (Chenopodiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62(1): 359–374. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.10.006 Reference page. : 372
Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 408
Scott, A.J. 1978. Rhagodiineae: a new subtribe in the Chenopodiaceae. Feddes Repertorium 89: 1–12. DOI: 10.1002/fedr.19780890102 Reference page. : 3

Links

Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) 2018. Chenopodium nutans. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian National Botanic Gardens & Australian National Herbarium. Accessed:2018 Nov. 6.
Hassler, M. 2018. Chenopodium nutans. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 6. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2016. Chenopodium nutans. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 8 2016.
Tropicos.org 2016. Chenopodium nutans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 8 Mar. 2016.

Vernacular names
English: Climbing Saltbush, Nodding Saltbush

Chenopodium nutans[1] (Syn Einadia nutans, Rhagodia nutans), known by its common name of climbing saltbush or nodding saltbush, is a climbing groundcover native to Australia.

Plants form a blanket on the surface, climbing over logs and up trees to a height of around 1 metre. Each plant grows to around one metre in diameter. The small leaves are semi-succulent, and have a distinctive arrowhead shape. They grow along long, vine-like branches spreading out form the centre of the plant. Both the leaves and the branches are of a light green colour.[2]

Flowers are inconspicuous green balls, which form on top of terminal spikes during summer. These transform into very conspicuous, tiny, bright-red berries during early autumn.
Human uses

The plant was boiled along with other species of saltbush for use as a greens substitute by early European settlers in the Adelaide region.[3] The plant is easily propagated, making it a particularly attractive and useful plant for revegetation projects. It has recently been enjoying increasing popularity as a garden plant, for its low maintenance, low water usage properties.[4]
References

Susy Fuentes-Bazan, Guilhem Mansion, Thomas Borsch: Towards a species level tree of the globally diverse genus Chenopodium (Chenopodiaceae). In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Vol. 62, No. 1, 2012, ISSN 1055-7903, p. 372, DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.10.006
"Plants of the Adelaide plains and hills". Library of South Australia. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
"The Native Plants of Adelaide". Department for Environment and Heritage. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
"LOCAL PLANTS CONSERVED IN A MUNICIPAL GARDEN" (PDF). Burnside City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.