Atriplex amnicola
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Atriplex amnicola (cultivated, labelled) Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia
Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.
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SWAMP SALTBUSH FACTS
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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.
Height
0.3m - 1.7m
Spread
to 4m
Distribution
Western Australia
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Caryophyllales | | Family: | Amaranthaceae | | Genus: | Atriplex | | Species: | amnicola | | Common Name: | Swamp Saltbush |
Relatives in same Genus
Atriplex cinerea
Atriplex vesicaria
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