- Enchylaena tomentosa
Taxobox
name = "Enchylaena"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Caryophyllales
familia =Amaranthaceae
subfamilia =Chenopodioideae
genus = "Enchylaena "
species = "E. tomentosa"
binomial = "Enchylaena tomentosa"
binomial_authority = R.Br.
subdivision_ranks = Varieties
subdivision = "E. tomentosa" var. "tomentosa" "E. tomentosa" var. "glabra""Enchylaena tomentosa", commonly known as Barrier Saltbush, is a species of small shrub endemic to
Australia .Description
It grows as a small shrub, prostrate or erect, up to a metre high. It has slender leaves up to two centimetres long, and fruits that may be green, yellow or red. Both leaves and stems are densely covered in woolly hairs.cite encyclopedia | author = Wilson, Paul G. | title = Chenopodiaceae | encyclopedia = Flora of Australia | volume = IV | pages = 213–215] FloraBase | name = "Enchylaena tomentosa" R.Br. | id = 2511]
Taxonomy
It was first published by Robert Brown in 1810, as the first and only species of "
Enchylaena ". Since that time a number of putative new species have been published based on specimens that are now referred to this species; hence it has a number oftaxonomic synonym s. Two varieties are recognised: theautonym "E. tomentosa" var. "tomentosa", and a less woolly variety, "E. tomentosa" var. "glabra", which was published byGeorge Bentham in 1870.APNI | name = "Enchylaena tomentosa" R.Br.| id = 39642]Distribution and habitat
It occurs throughout
Australia , and has also naturalised inNew Caledonia . It tolerates a range of soils, but prefers soils that are slightly saline.References
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