Scientific Name

Salsola kali

Family

Chenopodiaceae

Description

This prickly perennial shrub grows up to 1 m tall.

The plant’s leaves are alternate, narrow, linear, cylindrical with sharp pointed ends, and are usually less than 1 cm long.

Its flowers are white with a tinge of green, insignificant, solitary, and grow in the leaf axil.

Prickly saltwort flowers from September to March.

The plant grows on the edge of saltmarsh and in dunal areas.

Distribution

It is widespread throughout Queensland, except in the northern Cape York area.

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