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| Salsola australis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Salsola |
| Species: | S. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Salsola australis R.Br.[1]
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Salsola australis, commonly known as the buckbush, rolypoly, soft rolypoly, or prickly saltwort, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Salsola.[2] Salsola plants found in Australia were believed to belong to cosmopolitan Salsola kali, but revision has now placed it as a separate species endemic to Australia.[3]
It is a small spiky plant that grows tall or as a hemisphere from 60 to 100 cm (24 to 39 in) tall. It lives one to two years. Small flowers and fruit are present from May to October.[4][5]
Potential multiple subspecies exist in Australia but status is undetermined at this time.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Salsola australis R.Br". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ^ "Salsola australis". Lucid Central. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ^ a b Chinnock, R. J. (2010). "Some observations on Salsola L. (Chenopodiaceae) in Australia" (PDF). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 24: 75–79.
- ^ "Salsola australis". Flora of South Australia. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
- ^ "Salsola australis R.Br". PlantNET. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
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