Elatostema reticulatum

Elatostema reticulatum
	Barrington Tops National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Urticaceae
Genus:	Elatostema
Species:	E. reticulatum
Binomial name
	Elatostema reticulatum; Wedd.
Synonyms
	Elatostema reticulatum var. grande (Wedd.);

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]

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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[1] Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 381

[plantnet-2] Gwen Harden. "Elatostema reticulatum". PlantNet -New South Wales Flora Online. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

[ala-3] "Elatostema reticulatum". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

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