Ruby Saltbush

Ruby Saltbush

Ruby Saltbush

Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa


Perennial. Very hardy and fast-growing. Drought tolerant. Plants readily self-seed.


Details Description
Type
Shrub
Group
Saltbush
Identifying Characteristics

Spreading small shrub to 1 m high and 2 m wide. Leaves grey and succulent. Yellow or red berries 4-6 mm wide. Flowers mainly spring-early summer with berries usually present September-April.

Distinctive Features

Succulent shrub with red berries.

Life Form Group
Shrub
Life Form Codes
Small Shrub (SS)
EVC types
EVC 68: Creekline Grassy Woodland
Native Status
Native to Australia
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Enchylaena
Species
tomentosa var. tomentosa
Ruby Saltbush
Found throughout Australia, particularly Victoria and South Australia.

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.