Publication: Prodr. 406. 1810.

Origin: Introduced from Australia

Herbarium search: CPNWH

Notes: Perennial subshrub reported for Washington in FNA4, but no specimens have been seen. Until specimens from Washington are collected this species is considered excluded from the flora..

FNA4: "The red-fleshy fruiting bracteoles are diagnostic of this introduced perennial, which is multi-stemmed from an often buried woody caudex.

The Australian species Atriplex muelleri Bentham is somewhat similar. It has been has reported, but not verified, in the North American flora."

Last updated 10/15/2023 by David Giblin.