Kidney Saltbush: Structure

Class:

Plants (Plantae) - Shrubs & Bushes

Order:

Betalains (Caryophyllales)

Family:

Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae)

Species:

Kidney Saltbush (Atriplex stipitata)

This Photo:

Structure

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.

This species is classed as

LC (Least Concern)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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