Atriplex paludosa
| Marsh Saltbush | |
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| Atriplex paludosa at Altona Coastal Park, Victoria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Atriplex |
| Species: | A. paludosa |
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Atriplex paludosa R.Br. |
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Atriplex paludosa, commonly known as Marsh Saltbush, is a species of saltbush endemic to Australia.
It grows as an erect shrub up to a metre high. Leaves are oval in shape, one to four centimetres long, and 2 to 15 millimetres wide.
It was first published by Robert Brown in 1810 based on specimen material collected at Port Dalrymple, the site of present-day Launceston, Tasmania. Four subspecies are recognised: A. paludosa subsp. paludosa, A. paludosa subsp. baudinii, A. paludosa subsp. cordata and A. paludosa subsp. moquiniana.
It occurs in southwestern Western Australia,South Australia, Victoria and coastal Tasmania.
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