Enchylaena tomentosa
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Enchylaena tomentosa, commonly known as Barrier Saltbush, is a species of small shrub endemic to Australia.
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[edit] Description
It grows as a small shrub, prostrate or erect, up to a metre high. It has slender leaves up to two centimetres long, and fruits that may be green, yellow or red. Both leaves and stems are densely covered in woolly hairs.[1][2]
[edit] Taxonomy
It was first published by Robert Brown in 1810, as the first and only species of Enchylaena. Since that time a number of putative new species have been published based on specimens that are now referred to this species; hence it has a number of taxonomic synonyms. Two varieties are recognised: the autonym E. tomentosa var. tomentosa, and a less woolly variety, E. tomentosa var. glabra, which was published by George Bentham in 1870.[3]
[edit] Distribution and habitat
It occurs throughout Australia, and has also naturalised in New Caledonia. It tolerates a range of soils, but prefers soils that are slightly saline.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Wilson, Paul G. "Chenopodiaceae". Flora of Australia IV. 213–215.
- ^ a b Enchylaena tomentosa R.Br.. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ^ Enchylaena tomentosa R.Br.. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
