Chenopodium triandrum

Chenopodium triandrum or pigweed is a species of flowering plant,endemic to New Zealand. It is found on the main islands, as well as the Kermadecs and the Chatham Islands. It is a low-growing prostrate shrub.^[2] It is perennial.^[3] This plant exhibits trioecy.^[4]

Chenopodium triandrum
Chenopodium triandrum in Kapiti Island
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Chenopodium
Species:	C. triandrum
Binomial name
Chenopodium triandrum G.Forst.