Einadia nutans
(R. Br.) A. J. Scott
Climbing saltbush, Nodding saltbush
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Fruit
The fruit are sweet and edible raw. The leaves are also edible.
Where to Find It
It can grow in tropical and warm temperate places. It grows in both coastal and inland regions. It can grow along the coast near the sea. It can tolerate salty winds. Geelong Botanical Gardens.
Australia*, Tasmania*,
How to Identify
A scrambling plant. It creeps over the ground. It keeps growing from year to year. The branches are tangled and weak. The stems are very slender. They are 30-60 cm long. The plant can be 0.5-1.5 m high and 1-2 m wide. The leaves are often arrowhead shaped. They have an angular base. They can be green or yellow. The flower spikes are at the ends of branches and in the axils of leaves. The flowers are very small and green. They become red. The fruit are orange or red and succulent. They are small and 0.3-0.4 cm across.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.
Notes
It has also been put in the family Chenopodiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
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