Hemispherical shrubby perennial to c. 1 m high.
Branches glabrous to hairy.
Leaves semiterete, succulent, to c. 15 mm long, glabrous to shortly hairy.
Fruit 5–8 mm diam., green, yellow, red or puce and drying black, with a short beak. Fruit falling when succulent, apparently spread by animals.
Flowering start in January and ends in December.
Identification
The main flower colour is white. Ruby salt bush is a common species of semi-arid and arid climates. It is a small, sometimes straggly shrub to about 1 metres high with greyish foliage and stems which are covered with short hairs. The linear leaves are rounded in cross section (terete), succulent and 6 to 15 mm long. The white flowers are small and insignificant but, after flowering the perianth enlarges to enclose the fruit in a small, berry-like structure about 5-8 mm in diameter. These berries are coloured from yellow to red and are edible....but a considerable number would be needed for a meal!
References
http://anpsa.org.au/e-tom.htmlCreated: 29 Jan 2015 - Stephen L (Clare) SA
Updated: 11 Sep 2018 - Stephen L (Clare) SA
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