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.

[4][5][6] It is a course straggly herb growing to 50–100 cm (20–39 in) high, and may form dense mats on the forest floor.

[4][5][6][7] 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.

[2][6] The specific epithet reticulatum is a reference to the prominent reticulate venation of the leaves.

[4] Joan Cribb suggests the stems and young leaves are edible, and taste better than spinach.