Atriplex vesicaria (Bladder Saltbush)

Atriplex vesicaria (cultivated, labelled) Australian Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

BLADDER SALTBUSH FACTS

distribution map showing range of Atriplex vesicaria in Australia

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Common Name
Bladder Saltbush

Description
The Bladder Saltbush is a dense shrub with greyish succulent oval leaves oval leaves 5mm - 25mm long. Small clusters of flowers are produced in at various times throughout the year.

Distribution
South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria., New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory,

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 0.5 - 1
Spread (m): 1 - 2
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 250
Flower Colour: insignificant
Flower Season: frequent

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Chenopodaceae
Genus:	Atriplex
Species:	vesicaria
Common Name:	Bladder Saltbush

Relatives in same Genus
  Atriplex amnicola
  Atriplex cinerea
  Atriplex nummularia
  Atriplex paludosa
  Atriplex semibaccata
  Atriplex suberecta