A range of teacher professional learning programs will be developed to accompany the Biodiversity of the Western Volcanic Plains online outreach...
Berry Saltbush
Atriplex semibaccata
Atriplex semibaccata
Perennial. Able to grow in saline soils and establish on disturbed soil. Grows from lignotubers or tubers. Drought tolerant. The fleshy juicy fruits (berries) are eaten and dispersed by animals.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Shrub |
| Group | Saltbush |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | Grey-green shrub with red fleshy fruit. |
| Life Form Group | Shrub |
| Life Form Codes | Prostrate Shrub (PS) |
| EVC types | EVC 132_63: Low-rainfall Plains Grassland EVC 175: Grassy Woodland |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Family | Chenopodiaceae |
| Genus | Atriplex |
| Species | semibaccata |
Widespread in eastern and southern states. A separate population occurs in Western Australia as well as scattered populations in central arid areas.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Endangered Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Not listed |
| FFG Act | Not listed |
| EPBC Act | Not listed |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
