Is it a native?
Berry Saltbush - a native (Atriplex semibaccata)
Family: Chenopodiaceae (Saltbush family).
Native of Australia. All States.
Occurrence: A common plant of native grasslands in Northern Victoria.
Identification:
- it is a mat-forming plant the branches may be prostrate or semi-erect
- the leaves are greenish above and mealy-white below
- the leaves are often toothed along the margins
- the fruit are diamond shaped and bright red.
Photos:
Right: Berry Saltbush. Rushworth Cemetery.
2: Berry Saltbush. Koondrook Cemetery.
3: Berry Saltbush, Pioneers' Cemetery. Castlemaine.
