Chenopodium murale) is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae known by the common names nettle-leaved goosefoot,[3] Australian-spinach, salt-green, and sowbane.

[1] This plant is native to Europe and parts of Asia and northern Africa, but it is widespread worldwide, particularly in tropical and subtropical areas due to the ease of it being introduced.

The buds do not open into typical flower blossoms but remain with the sepals covering the ovary as the fruit develops.

[4] The 1889 book 'The Useful Native Plants of Australia records that common names include "Australian Spinach" and "Fat-hen".

Although an introduced plant, it has become a summer green commonly collected from the wild -one of the hottest and more arid areas of North America.