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Atriplex paludosa cordata (Atriplex paludosa cordata)

Description

Atriplex paludosa, commonly known as Marsh Saltbush, is a species of saltbush endemic to Australia. It grows as an erect shrub up to a metre high. Leaves are oval in shape, one to four centimetres long, and 2 to 15 millimetres wide. It occurs in southwestern Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and coastal Tasmania.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Amaranthaceae

              • Genus: Atriplex