Atriplex spongiosa

Atriplex spongiosa, the pop saltbush (a name it shares with Atriplex holocarpa), is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to central Australia, and introduced to South Africa and Iran.^[1][2] A halophyte, it can grow in media having an NaCl concentration over 600 mM.^[3]

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  Close-up of fruit
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  In Israel

Atriplex spongiosa
Habit
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Atriplex
Species:	A. spongiosa
Binomial name
Atriplex spongiosa F.Muell.
Synonyms[1]
Atriplex holocarpa var. spongiosa (F.Muell.) Maiden & Betche Obione spongiosa (F.Muell.) G.L.Chu Senniella spongiosa (F.Muell.) Aellen Senniella spongiosa var. amoena Aellen Senniella spongiosa var. euspongiosa Aellen