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pop saltbush
Scientific Name: Atriplex holocarpa
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Subshrub, Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Pop Saltbush (Atriplex holocarpa)
Considerations for Pets
- Saltbushes, in general, are noted for having very high salt content.
Considerations for Children
- Saltbushes, in general, are noted for having very high salt content.
Nomenclature and Taxonomy
- Scientific Name: Atriplex holocarpa F. Muell.
- Common Name: Pop Saltbush
- Family: Chenopodiaceae (now included in Amaranthaceae)
- Kingdom: (Implied, Plantae - Plants)
- Group: Dicot
- Genus: Atriplex
- Specific Epithet: holocarpa
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Australia.
- Found throughout Fowlers Gap and other regions of Australia.
- Naturalized in Texas and other states in the U.S.
- Grows outside the arid zone in Western Australia (WA), South Australia (SA), New South Wales (NSW), and Victoria (VIC).
- Observed near Bird Lake, Port Augusta.
Ecological Role
- Listed as an invasive plant in Israel.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Described as a low-growing saltbush.
- Characterized as a subshrub or shrub with a perennial duration, meaning it grows year after year.
Additional Information
- A large group of Chenopods found throughout Australia.
Resources
- Discover Life provides pages about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Atriplex holocarpa.
- Gardens Melbourne holdings.
- B and T World Seeds database output.