Salsola kali

Family Chenopodiaceae

Herbaceous plant to 1 m high. Longevity 1 – 2 years.

Flowers: Spring - autumn

Fruit: Fruiting perianth 4 – 7 mm diameter, with fan like wings to 3 mm long.

Seed: Usually remain attached to plant until plant dies and blows away.

Gallery images: seed, seedling, rootstock, resprout

Ecology

• Coastal beach habitat
• Localised at the Australian Botanic Garden, possibly introduced.