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Atriplex spongiosa F.Muell.
Pop Saltbush

Reference
Trans.& Proc.Philos.Inst.Victoria 2:74 (1857)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Monoecious, short-lived, rounded annual or perennial, herb, 0.15-0.3 m high. Sandy loam. Saline flats & lakes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 September 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Maralinga, Merredin, Nullarbor Plain, Southern Cross, Trainor, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Cue, Dowerin, Esperance, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Lake Grace, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Sandstone, Wiluna, Yilgarn.