Chenopodium nitrariaceum

(F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Chenopodium

At a glance

Occurrence records4 661

Data sources7

Biological traits36

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility4 661 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources36 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF4 661 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 36

01Narrative

Chenopodium nitrariaceum, commonly known as the nitre goosefoot, is a shrub in the subfamily Chenopodioideae of the family Amaranthaceae (sensu lato), native to Australia.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology14

Fruit width1 mm

Leaf length30 mm

Leaf length max50 mm

Leaf mass6 mg

Leaf mass per area208 g/m2

Leaf size63.55 mm²

Leaf width3.75 mm

Leaf width max5 mm

Petiole length2 cm

Plant height2 m

Plant height max2 m

Plant height min0.6 m

Seed mass0.4 mg

Seed width1.1 mm

Life cycle & reproduction8

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering timeyynnnnnyyyyy

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial < 20 years

⚠ sources differ — TRY: perennial < 20 years · AusTraits: perennial · GIFT: perennial

Pollination syndromewind

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typedioecious+monoecious

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: dioecious monoecious · GIFT: dioecious

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typenut

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapespathulate

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry3

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)4.78 mm²/mg

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Chenopodium nitrariaceum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Chenopodium nitrariaceum carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 36 n = 18

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 361×CCDB · book-fedorov

CCDB · book-fedorov — Wulff 1936

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type4 661 records

Wild obs. + sensor3 742

Museum / vouchered574

Cultivated / captive3

Other342

Origin

Native441

Introduced1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO9 176 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 accuracy97% within 1 km

≤100 m 3 319≤1 km 267≤10 km 104>10 km 17

3 707 georeferenced · 35 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor3 742

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 accuracy46% within 1 km

≤100 m 109≤1 km 129≤10 km 234>10 km 41

513 georeferenced · 61 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence574

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km

≤1 km 1≤10 km 1

2 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living3

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 16 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	181
Mount Annan, AU	95
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	90
Canberra, AU	67
Palmerston, AU	30
Kensington, AU	29
Armidale, AU	10
Brisbane, AU	6
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	5
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	2
Stockholm, SE	2
Parkville, AU	2
Auckland, NZ	2
NSW Office of Environment and Heritagelocation not on record	1
Kew, GB	1
MeiseBGlocation not on record	1

16 institutions · 524 of 574 vouchered records shown · 50 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 nitrariaceum

At a glance

Sources7 archives

Size & morphology14

Life cycle & reproduction8

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment10

Physiology & chemistry3

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type4 661 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions11 of 16 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type4 661 records