Elatostema reticulatum
Elatostema reticulatum is a flowering plant in the nettle family. A lush herbaceous plant with thick soft stems. Growing to 50 cm high, and often seen along rainforest streams. Flowering occurs in summer. Found in eastern Australia from Batemans Bay in the south to tropical Queensland in the north. The specific epithet alludes to the reticulated veiny leaves. Joan Cribb suggests the stems and young leaves are edible, and taste better than spinach.[1][2][3]
| Elatostema reticulatum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Elatostema |
| Species: | E. reticulatum |
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| Elatostema reticulatum | |
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References
- Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 381
- Gwen Harden. "Elatostema reticulatum". PlantNet -New South Wales Flora Online. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- "Elatostema reticulatum". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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