Atriplex leptocarpa

{{Short description|Species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2024}}

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• Atriplex leptocarpa var. armata {{small|Aellen}}
• Atriplex leptocarpa f. gracilis {{small|Aellen}}
• Atriplex leptocarpa var. inermis {{small|Aellen}}
• Obione leptocarpa {{small|(F.Muell.) G.L.Chu}}

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Atriplex leptocarpa, the slender-fruit saltbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Australia (except the Northern Territory and Tasmania), and introduced to Eritrea.{{cite POWO |id=163918-1 |title=Atriplex leptocarpa F.Muell. |access-date=26 August 2022 }}{{cite book |last1=George |first1=Alexander S. |date=1984 |title=Flora of Australia: Volume 4; Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae |url=https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/env/pages/c369ba41-801b-4ea9-87af-8451fbce87cc/files/flora-australia-04-phytolaccaceae-chenopodiaceae.pdf |location=Canberra |publisher=Australian Government Publishing Service |pages=107–108 }} It is typically found growing near rivers, lakes, and other periodically flooded areas.