RhagodiaParabolica BotGartenMelbourne-20171124

''Chenopodium parabolicum'' (Syn. ''Rhagodia parabolica''), commonly known as fragrant saltbush or mealy saltbush, is a shrub in the family

Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it ...

. The species is native to Australia. The species was formally described in 1810 in '' Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae'' by botanist Robert Brown. In 2012, after phylogenetical research, it was reclassified as a species of '' Chenopodium'', and assigned the name ''Chenopodium parabolicum'' (R.Br.) S.Fuentes & Borsch. The species occurs in

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

, Victoria,

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References

Susy Fuentes-Bazan, Guilhem Mansion, Thomas Borsch: Towards a species level tree of the globally diverse genus Chenopodium (Chenopodiaceae). In: ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.'' Vol. 62, No. 1, 2012, , p. 372, DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.10.006 {{Taxonbar, from=Q7320077 Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Flora of South Australia Flora of Tasmania Flora of Victoria (Australia) parabolicum