Atriplex semibaccata |
Atriplex phyllostegia |
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Australian saltbush, berry saltbush, creeping saltbush |
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Habit | Monoecious, unarmed, perennial herbs or sub-shrubs, prostrate to decumbent, the stems 0.5-8 dm. tall and up to 15 dm. across the plant, white-scurfy when young. | |
Leaves | Leaves many, alternate, obovate to elliptic, 5-30 mm. long and 2-9 mm. wide, the base tapered, the margins entire to remotely dentate, the tip obtuse. |
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Flowers | Staminate flowers in small, terminal, leafy-bracteate clusters 1.5 mm. wide; pistillate flowers solitary or in few-flowered clusters in most leaf axils. |
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Fruits | Fruiting bracteoles fleshy and red at maturity, sessile, strongly veined. |
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Atriplex semibaccata |
Atriplex phyllostegia |
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Flowering time | April-September | |
Habitat | Disturbed areas from dry to moist, tolerant of alkaline soils. | |
Distribution | Occasionally introduced in eastern and central WA; scattered localities primarily in southwestern US.
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Origin | Introduced from Australia | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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