Common Name: Bitter Saltbush
Botanical Name: Atriplex stipitata
Family: CHENOPODIACEAE
Description:
Low shrub to 1 m high. Light green, 1-2.5 cm long. Male and female flowers, in spikes or clusters. Throughout year. Distinctive, kidney-shape, to 1 cm in size. Summer.
Low shrub to 1 m high. Light green, 1-2.5 cm long. Male and female flowers, in spikes or clusters. Throughout year. Distinctive, kidney-shape, to 1 cm in size. Summer.
Natural Distribution:
Common to low rainfall mallee and northern arid areas in most mainland agricultural districts of SA. In all mainland States.
Common to low rainfall mallee and northern arid areas in most mainland agricultural districts of SA. In all mainland States.
Notes:
Recorded as threatened in the Southern Lofty region.
Recorded as threatened in the Southern Lofty region.
