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Koch's saltbush is a rare, small desert shrub or short-lived perennial from arid South Australia, grown mainly for conservation and xeriscape interest. It needs full sun, very little water and well-drained soil.
Atriplex kochiana, commonly known as Koch's saltbush, is a native Australian desert shrub from the Amaranthaceae family. The species, which is part of the Atriplex genus, is endemic to South Australia's arid landscapes, and only occurs in a small number of places in the Lake Torrens and Oodnadatta regions. As such, it is considered 'very rare' in South Australia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Atriplex kochiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
