Atriplex vesicaria

Bladder saltbush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Species:
A. vesicaria
Binomial name
Atriplex vesicaria
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1]

Pachypharynx neglecta Aellen

Habit (subsp. macrocystidia) near Balranald
A macro image of an Atriplex vesicaria fruit and leaf

Atriplex vesicaria, commonly known as bladder saltbush,[2] is a species of flowering plant of the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to arid and semi-arid inland regions of Australia. It is an upright or sprawling shrub with scaly leaves and separate male and female plants, the fruit often with a bladder-like appendage.

  1. ^ a b "Atriplex vesicaria". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Atriplex vesicaria Benth". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.