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SWAMP SALTBUSH FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Swamp Saltbush
Other Names
River saltbush
Description
The Swamp Saltbush ranges in form from prostrate to erect shrub. The branches spread along the ground, and may take root. The leaves are bluish-green and covered in fine silver hairs. Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants. Male flowers are a purplish-green. Female flowers are white.
Distribution
Western Australia
Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.3m - 1.7m
Spread: to 4m
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Caryophyllales | | Family: | Chenopodaceae | | Genus: | Atriplex | | Species: | amnicola | | Common Name: | Swamp Saltbush |
Relatives in same Genus
Atriplex cinerea
Atriplex nummularia
Atriplex paludosa
Atriplex semibaccata
Atriplex suberecta
Atriplex vesicaria
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