Saloop - native (Einadia hastata)

Family: Chenopodiaceae (Saltbush family).

Native.

Other names: Saloop Saltbush.

Occurrence: Not common but may be locally abundnant.

It is often short-lived and may die off over summer.

Identification:

• it is (usually) a small prostrate plant to about 30cm across.
• the leaves are broad and lobed at the base.

Photo 1: Maryborough Cemetery. 2: An unusually large clump, several metres across. Strangways. 3: Typical size. Strangways.