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Seaberry Saltbush

Chenopodium candolleanum

Seaberry Saltbush
Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0
Family
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth & beet family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
S. & SE. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Chenopodium candolleanum (Syn. Rhagodia candolleana), commonly known as seaberry saltbush, is a shrub in the subfamily Chenopodioideae of the family Amaranthaceae (sensu lato), native to Australia.

Where it grows

The species occurs in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.

Uses

The leaves can be cooked and eaten. Aboriginal people are reported to have consumed the berries, despite their bitterness.

Other Chenopodium plants

Fat-hen · Pinyon goosefoot · Golden Goosefoot · Coastal Saltbush · Chenopodium benthamii · Pitseed goosefoot · Cottony Saltbush · Sandhill goosefoot · Frosted Goosefoot · Aridland goosefoot · New Zealand fish-guts plant · Figleaf goosefoot

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chenopodium candolleanum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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