Chenopodiaceae
Clammy goosefoot
Dysphania pumilio
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Dysphania
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Common names
By language (9)
- Chinese
- 铺地藜, 鋪地藜
- Czech
- Merlík trpasličí
- Dutch
- Liggende ganzenvoet
- English
- Clammy goosefoot, Creeping goosefoot
- Finnish
- Australiansavikka
- French
- Chénopode couché
- German
- Australischer Drüsengänsefuss, Australischer Drüsengänsefuß, Australien-Drüsengänsefuß, Australischer Gänsefuß, Australischer Gänsefuss
- Swedish
- Pygmémålla
- Welsh
- Troed-yr-ŵydd Awstralia
Synonyms
- Ambrina pumilio Moq.
- Blitum pumilio C.A.Mey.
- Chenopodium carinatum f. rubellum Aellen
- Chenopodium glandulosum (Moq.) F.Muell.
- Chenopodium pumilio R.Br.
- Chenopodium pumilio f. glandulosum (Moq.) Aellen
- Chenopodium pumilio f. rubellum (Aellen) Aellen
- Teloxys pumilio (R.Br.) W.A.Weber
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May, July to October (from 68 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: bernhard_hiller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: bernhard_hiller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: bernhard_hiller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dorte Stokholm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Josep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.