Chenopodium curvispicatum

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Chenopodium

At a glance

Occurrence records4 209

Data sources4

Biological traits35

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Chenopodium curvispicatum's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility4 209 records↗

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On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources35 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF4 209 records

01Narrative

Chenopodium curvispicatum is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae, endemic to Australia. It is a shrub reaching 1 metre in height with triangular leaves covered in hairs. The inflorescences are drooping panicles with flowers that may be male, female or bisexual. These are followed by rounded red berries. The species occurs in the states of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology12

Leaf length82.5 mm

Leaf length max15 mm

Leaf length min1 mm

Leaf mass10 mg

Leaf mass per area147 g/m2

Leaf size64.7 mm²

Leaf width150 mm

Petiole length1 cm

Plant height1 m

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 1 m · TRY: 0.15 m

Plant height max1 m

Plant height min0.2 m

Seed width1.5 mm

Life cycle & reproduction9

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dehiscenceindehiscent

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering timennyyyyyyynnn

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromewind

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typemonoecious

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typeberry

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapetriangular

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry3

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)6.81 mm²/mg

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type4 209 records

Wild obs. + sensor3 387

Museum / vouchered546

Cultivated / captive1

Other275

Origin

Native1 086

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO10 156 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy95% within 1 km

≤100 m 2 798≤1 km 344≤10 km 136>10 km 34

3 312 georeferenced · 75 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor3 387

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy69% within 1 km

≤100 m 200≤1 km 157≤10 km 143>10 km 20

520 georeferenced · 26 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence546

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living1

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions11 of 14 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Adelaide, AU	243
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	46
Kensington, AU	45
Canberra, AU	34
Mount Annan, AU	33
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	8
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	8
Brisbane, AU	5
Palmerston, AU	4
Armidale, AU	3
Minia, EG	2
Claremont, US	1
EL PASO, US	1
Saint Louis, US	1

14 institutions · 434 of 546 vouchered records shown · 112 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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Chenopodium curvispicatum

At a glance

Sources4 archives

Size & morphology12

Life cycle & reproduction9

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment10

Physiology & chemistry3

Record type4 209 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions11 of 14 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type4 209 records