Fruit and leaves. Photo: Don Wood, Scotia Sanctuary, NSW

Fruit and leaves. Photo: Don Wood, Scotia Sanctuary, NSW

Fruit and leaves. Photo: Don Wood, Scotia Sanctuary, NSW

Shrub. Photo: Don Wood, Scotia Sanctuary, NSW

Shrub. Photo: Don Wood, Scotia Sanctuary, NSW

Common Name

Ruby Saltbush, Barrier Saltbush

Family

Chenopodiaceae

Notes

Perennial forb or shrub to1m tall.  Leaves alternating up the stems, succulent, 0.6-2cm long, flattened cylindrical, hairy or hairless.  Flowers small (less than 3mm across), solitary, at the bases of the leaves.  Fruit red, orange, or yellow.  Subspecies are not recognised in NSW.

Description and photo (as Enchylaena tomentosa) in G.M. Cunningham, WE Mulham, PL Milthorpe and J H Leigh (1981 and later printings) Plants of Western New South Wales page 264

eFlora of South Australia description: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?form=speciesfacts&name=Enchylaena_tomentosa