Chenopodium desertorum

Chenopodium desertorum, common name frosted goosefruit,^[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, indigenous to Australia where it is found in all mainland states.^[2]

Chenopodium desertorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Chenopodium
Species:	C. desertorum
Binomial name
Chenopodium desertorum (J.M.Black) J.M.Black[1][2]
Occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Synonyms[2]
Chenopodium microphyllum var. desertorum J.M.Black

Taxonomy

It was first described by John McConnell Black as Chenopodium microphyllum var. desertorum,^[4] but in 1924 he redescribed it as Chenopodium desertorum.^[1][2]

Several subspecies are accepted:^[5]

• Chenopodium desertorum subsp. desertorum
• Chenopodium desertorum subsp. anidiophyllum (Aellen) Paul G.Wilson
• Chenopodium desertorum subsp. microphyllum Paul G.Wilson
• Chenopodium desertorum subsp. rectum Paul G.Wilson
• Chenopodium desertorum subsp. virosum Paul G.Wilson