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	Class:	Plants (Plantae) - Shrubs & Bushes
	Order:	Betalains (Caryophyllales)
	Family:	Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae)
	Species:	Kidney Saltbush (Atriplex stipitata)
	This Photo:	Flower opening
	Other names:	Mallee Saltbush or Bitter Saltbush
	General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Previously we considered these to have swollen fruits, which didn't make much sense. But of course we now realise they are galls.
	Copyright © 2012-  Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 05-Dec-2012
This species is classed as  LC (Least Concern)  in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)