Einadia hastata, known by the common name of Saloop or Berry Saltbush is a small plant in the saltbush

Chenopodioideae

The Chenopodioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, formerly classified in family Chenopodiaceae.Food species include several Chenopodium species , Orache , and Spinach .-Genera:The subfamily includes about 25 genera.* Tribus Atripliceae C. A...

 family. This species is found in coastal and inland areas of eastern Australia

Australia

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. Occasionally seen in rainforest

Rainforest

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 gullies, though mostly seen in more open areas.

Often found in the heavier soils, up to 50 cm tall. Leaves may be opposite or alternate on the stem. Triangular to broadly triangular in shape. Tiny green flowers form in summer.

The original specimen was collected at Sydney

Sydney

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 in the early colonial days. This species first appeared in the scientific literature as Rhagodia hastata in 1810 in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae. Authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown

Robert Brown (botanist)

Robert Brown was a Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope...

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