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Scientific Name

Atriplex suberecta

Family Name

CHENOPODIACEAE

Common Name

Sprawling Saltbush

Status

Vulnerable

Height

60cm

Flowers

Male flowers in clusters near the top of the branch; female flowers in clusters in the leaf axils. Flowers are small and pale green, 2mm wide.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Sprawling herb that branches from the base, with thin, narrow, coarsely toothed leaves which are hairless on the upper surface and scaly or flaky on the undersurface, 1.5-3cm long.

Municipalities

Flinders Island; Glenorchy

Communities

Habitat Notes

Wide range of habitats on most soil types, but most commonly in disturbed areas, on the outer islands of the Furneaux Group.

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

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Capsule is flattened and 5x5mm. Brown seeds germinate easily, but black seeds only germinate after 3-6 years storage.

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes

Easily propagated from cuttings.