Common Name

Common Joyweed

Family

Amaranthaceae

Notes

Annual forb, sprawling or to 30cm tall. Leaves opposite each other, 2-8cm long, to 6mm wide, flat, almost hairless, with entire or toothed edges and pointed tips. Flowers whitish, in globular clusters at the bases of the leaves. Poorly known Vic.

Short description (page 282) and photo (page 283) in G.M. Cunningham, WE Mulham, PL Milthorpe and J H Leigh (1981 and later printings) Plants of Western New South Wales

PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Alternanthera~nodiflora