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Atriplex paludosa R.Br.
Marsh Saltbush

Reference
Prodr. 406 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect shrub, 0.4-1.6 m high. Fl. green-yellow, May to Sep. Clay, sand. Salt flats, salt lakes, sand dunes, limestone cliffs.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 September 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Hampton, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Western Mallee, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Central West Coast, Eucla, Shark Bay, Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Busselton, Carnamah, Carnarvon, Coorow, Corrigin, Dalwallinu, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Greater Geraldton, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Menzies, Merredin, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Northampton, Perenjori, Plantagenet, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Shark Bay, Tammin, Three Springs, Westonia, Yilgarn.