Nodding Saltbush

Nodding Saltbush

Nodding Saltbush

Einadia nutans ssp. nutans


Perennial. Vigorous and hardy plant. Considered a useful fodder plant. 


Details Description
Type
Herb
Group
Saltbush
Identifying Characteristics

Trailing plant with soft stems. Leaves arrow-shaped. Fruits are red or orange and fleshy. Flowers January-March.

Distinctive Features

Arrow-shaped leaves and red fruits.

Life Form Group
Herb
Life Form Codes
Medium Herb (MH)
EVC types
EVC 175: Grassy Woodland
Native Status
Native to Australia
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Einadia
Species
nutans ssp. nutans
Nodding Saltbush
Widespread in native grasslands.

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.