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Atriplex rhagodioides
Silver Saltbush
Notes

Uses: Soil and erosion control in high saline areas, parks and coastal reserves.
Note: This species is provisionally classified schedule 1, Regulation 24.2 under the Sewerage Act. Written approval is required prior to planting in streets or roads. It should not be planted closer than two metres to any sewer main or connection.
Note: Fire retardant plant as per SA Country Fire Service, contact for further information.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

  
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:MU: Murray
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.5-2m
  • Spread 1-2m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Chenopodiaceace
  • Botanical Name Atriplex rhagodioides
  • Common Name Silver Saltbush
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA,
  • Habit Dense, Spreading
  • Landscape Coast, Coastal cliffs, Coastal dunes, Plains, 2nd line coast
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Fire, Lime, Moderate frost, Soil salinity, Salt spray
  • Supplementary Watering None
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
  • Flower Type Spikes
  • Purpose Habitat, Erosion
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region