Chenopodiaceae

Aboriginal saltbush

Atriplex vesicaria Heward ex Benth.

Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Atriplex

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Aboriginal saltbush: Atriplex vesicaria (cultivated, labelled) Australian Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia — Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Aboriginal saltbush

Synonyms

Atriplex paludosa var. obovata Moq.
Atriplex vesicaria subsp. vesicaria
Pachypharynx neglecta Aellen

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fagg, M., CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.