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Dysphania pumilio

Dysphania pumilio

R.br
Paiquito

Family: Amaranthaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Dysphania pumilio (common names - small crumbweed, clammy goosefoot) is a species of flowering plant in the family Chenopodioideae.

It is native to Australia, but it is found in other parts of the world as an introduced species, often growing in disturbed and waste areas such as roadsides and lots. It is known from many parts of North America and Europe, and it was recently found in Iran for the first time, in the Māzandarān Province. It is thought to have first arrived in Europe with imports of wool from Australia.

Taxonomy: It was first described in 1810 as Chenopodium pumilio by Robert Brown. It has been ascribed to many genera, but received its current name of Dysphania pumilio in 2002.

 This is an aromatic annual herb growing erect, with sticky, glandular stems up to about 25 centimeters tall. The leaves are alternately arranged, up to 2 centimeters long, lance-shaped to oval and edged with bumpy lobes. The surface of the leaf is coated in white sticky glands and sparse hairs. The inflorescence is a spherical cluster of densely packed tiny green flowers located in the leaf axils. Each flower is pebbly with glands and covers the developing fruit.

Source: Wikipedia, article Dysphania pumilio. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Count: 3

Foto
Photography ID: 676601
  Adult

Cabana, Unquillo
Córdoba
Argentina
03/06/2026
Manuel Eduardo Serra
Foto
Photography ID: 676600
  Adult

Cabana, Unquillo
Córdoba
Argentina
03/06/2026
Manuel Eduardo Serra
Foto
Photography ID: 577584
  Adult

Ascensión
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/13/2023
Javier Villamil


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244271506/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Natural Los Quebrachitos, Cabana, UnquilloManuel Eduardo Serra
201478913/12/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresAscensiónJavier Villamil
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Dysphania pumilio – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.