Fleshy Saltbush: Whole

Class:

Plants (Plantae) - Shrubs & Bushes

Order:

Betalains (Caryophyllales)

Family:

Amaranth (Amaranthaceae)

Species:

Fleshy Saltbush (Rhagodia crassifolia)

This Photo:

Whole

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), and elsewhere
As with other saltbushes, the fruit of these is a bright red berry.
Unlike E. tomentosa we believe the green fruit is young, ripening to red.

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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