Common Name: Marsh Saltbush
Botanical Name: Atriplex paludosa
Family: CHENOPODIACEAE
Description:
Low, erect shrub, 0.5-1 m high. Light green, 1-3 cm long. Small, male and female flowers, in spikes or clusters. Throughout year. Distinctive, rounded-triangular shape, to 1 cm.
Low, erect shrub, 0.5-1 m high. Light green, 1-3 cm long. Small, male and female flowers, in spikes or clusters. Throughout year. Distinctive, rounded-triangular shape, to 1 cm.
Natural Distribution:
Common to saline wetlands in all agricultural districts of SA. Also occurs in Vic, Tas and WA.
Common to saline wetlands in all agricultural districts of SA. Also occurs in Vic, Tas and WA.
Notes:
Two subspecies identified: ssp. paludosa (Eyre Peninsula, South-East and Southern Lofty regions) and ssp. cordata (all regions).
Two subspecies identified: ssp. paludosa (Eyre Peninsula, South-East and Southern Lofty regions) and ssp. cordata (all regions).
