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	Class:	Plants (Plantae) - Shrubs & Bushes
	Order:	Betalains (Caryophyllales)
	Family:	Amaranth (Amaranthaceae)
	Species:	Cottony Saltbush (Chenopodium curvispicatum)
	This Photo:	Leaves
	Other name:	Cottony Goosefoot
	General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee), and elsewhere Generally more a creeper rather than a bush. Green to silvery grey leaves which are triangular and shovel shaped. The fruit is encapsulated in a crystalline (sugary) looking shell that splits open into 5 pieces. As it dries and opens it looks like a red flower with 5 petals.
	Copyright © 2012-  Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 02-Jul-2012
This species is classed as  LC (Least Concern)  in the Murray Mallee, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)