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Enchylaena tomentosa R.Br.
Family Chenopodiaceae
Common name: Ruby Saltbush

Enchylaena tomentosa R.Br. APNI*

Synonyms: Enchylaena brevifolia Gand. APNI*

Description: Hemispherical shrubby perennial to c. 1 m high.

Branches glabrous to hairy.

Leaves semiterete, succulent, to c. 15 mm long, glabrous to shortly hairy.

Fruit 5–8 mm diam., green, yellow, red or puce and drying black, with a short beak. Fruit falling when succulent, apparently spread by animals.


Habit
Photo Tanja Lenz

Fruit
Photo L.M. Copeland

Type
Specimen

Distribution and occurrence: Widespread in a variety of habitats.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NWS, CWS, NWP, SWP, NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. W.A. S.A. N.T.
AVH map***

Text by S. W. L. Jacobs
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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