Английская Википедия:Elatostema reticulatum

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Elatostema reticulatum, commonly known as rainforest spinach, is a plant in the nettle family Urticaceae endemic to eastern areas of Queensland and New South Wales.Шаблон:R It is a course straggly herb growing to Шаблон:Cvt high, and may form dense mats on the forest floor.Шаблон:R It prefers wet shaded areas in rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest, and is often found in and beside streams as well as on wet rock faces.Шаблон:R The natural range of the plant is from near Batemans Bay in the south to the ranges and tablelands near Cairns in the north.Шаблон:R

This species was first described in 1854 by the English-French botanist Hugh Algernon Weddell, who published his paper in the journal Annales des Sciences Naturelles.Шаблон:R The specific epithet reticulatum is a reference to the prominent reticulate venation of the leaves.Шаблон:R

Joan Cribb suggests the stems and young leaves are edible, and taste better than spinach.Шаблон:R

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