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Atriplex amnicola Paul G.Wilson
Swamp Saltbush

Reference
Fl.Austral. 4:322 (1984)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Predominantly dioecious, spreading, divaricately branched shrub, 0.3-1.7 m high. Fl. Jul. White or grey sand, sandy clay. Salt marshes & lakes, floodplains, costal dunes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Murchison, Pilbara, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Carnegie, Chichester, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Merredin, Roebourne, Tallering, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Central West Coast, Shark Bay, Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Beverley, Carnamah, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Cue, Dandaragan, Dowerin, East Pilbara, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Karratha, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Moora, Murchison, Northampton, Perenjori, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Yalgoo.