Plants of
South Australia
Dysphania melanocarpa
Amaranthaceae
Pale-fruit Crumbweed,
Black Crumbweed,
Black-fruit Goosefoot
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Distribution by Herbarium region
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta

Botanical art

Kath Alcock painting: 1

Prior names

Dysphania melanocarpa f. leucocarpa

Dysphania melanocarpa f. melanocarpa

Chenopodium melanocarpum f. leucocarpum

Chenopodium melanocarpum f. melanocarpum

Chenopodium carinatum var. melanocarpum

Chenopodium cristatum var. melanocarpum

Chenopodium carinatum f. leucocarpum

Common names

Pale-fruit Crumbweed

Black Crumbweed

Black-fruit Goosefoot

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Nullarbor, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Murray
NRM regions: Alinytjara Wilurara, Eyre Peninsula, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

Seeds stored:
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LocationNo. of seeds
(weight grams)
Number
of plants
Date
collected
Collection number
Collection location
Date
stored
% ViabilityStorage
temperature
BGA 
MSB
8,500 (2.25 g)
8,500 (2.25 g)
26-Oct-2004DJD24
Gairdner-Torrens
28-Mar-200690%-18°C
BGA9,500 (10.7 g)504-Apr-2007RJB71220
Eastern
19-Sep-200835%-18°C
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.