Einadia trigonos

Family Chenopodiaceae

Fishweed

Perennial prostrate herb spreading to 2 m, taproot 1 mm diameter with fine fibrous roots. Longevity 2 - 5 years.

Flowers: April.

Fruit: Dry with a loose, persisitent pericarp.

Seed: One seed per fruit. Locally dispersed.

Gallery images: seed, seedling, rootstock, resprout

Ecology

• Open forest and disturbed sites.
• Common in woodland at the Australian Botanic Garden.
• Seedlings noted in burnt and unburnt areas after rain.
• Resprouts after fire.