Atriplex paludosa

{{short description|Species of saltbush}}

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|name = Marsh saltbush

|image = Atriplex paludosa.jpg

|image_caption = Atriplex paludosa at Altona Coastal Park, Victoria

|genus = Atriplex

|species = paludosa

|authority = R.Br.

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Atriplex paludosa, commonly known as marsh saltbush, is a species of saltbush endemic to Australia.

Description

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.{{Cite book| author = Wilson, Paul G. | year = 1984 | chapter = Chenopodiaceae | title = Flora of Australia, Volume 4: Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae | location = Canberra | publisher = Australian Government Publishing Service}}

Taxonomy

It was first published by Robert Brown in 1810 based on specimen material collected at Port Dalrymple, the site of present-day Launceston, Tasmania.{{APNI | name = Atriplex paludosa R.br. | id = 58422}} Four subspecies are recognised: A. paludosa subsp. paludosa, A. paludosa subsp. baudinii, A. paludosa subsp. cordata and A. paludosa subsp. moquiniana.

Distribution and habitat

It occurs in southwestern Western Australia,{{FloraBase | name = Atriplex paludosa R.Br. | id = 2470}} South Australia, Victoria and coastal Tasmania.

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