Family Index

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Scientific Name

Atriplex paludosa

Family Name

CHENOPODIACEAE

Common Name

Marsh Saltbush

Status

Height

30-150cm

Flowers

Cream, yellow or brown. Male flowers in spherical clusters and female flowers in spikes.

Fruit

Form

Erect, silvery-grey shrub covered with woolly hairs, with bluntly pointed, 1-2cm long leaves. Leaves are green on the upper surface and whitish on the lower surface.

Municipalities

Burnie; Clarence; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Waratah-Wynyard

Communities

Habitat Notes

Coastal sand dunes in the North West, at Coles Bay on the East Coast and possibly elsewhere.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Seed is easy to collect and usually has good results, but viability is variable. 2-3 seeds can be sown directly into pots. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Brown seeds germinate easily, but black seeds only germinate after 3-6 years storage. Fruits 7-10mm long, triangular to egg-shaped.

Seed Treatment Method

Leaching

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed can be sown while still in the fruit, as long as the fruits are rubbed under running water for several minutes or soaked in water for eight hours, and the water changes 2 or 3 times. This removes the salt which inhibits germination.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Yes

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Easily propagated from cuttings.