Chenopodiaceae

Leaves not palmately compound Chenopodiaceae
Leaves conspicuous; stems or branches not succulent
Leaves flat, usually broad; margins frequently toothed, sinuate or hastate-sagittate; hairs on leaves with swollen glandular tips or leaves glabrous
Bracts enclosing female flowers greatly enlarged at fruiting (Fig. 34) Atriplex
Mature bracteoles twice as long as broad, tubular in the lower portion, free at the summit; the tube 2–3 mm diam.; (Fig. 34). Decumbent perennial up to 30 cm high, monoecious. Leaves linear to lanceolate, alternate, 2–4 cm long, mealy. Clay soils near stockyards. Probably introduced from western parts of NSW. Fl. most of the year. Slender-fruit Saltbush Atriplex leptocarpa
Mature bracteoles as long as broad, rhomboidal in outline, closely appressed to each other.