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Rhagodia nutans - R.Br.

Climbing Saltbush

Author	R.Br.	Botanical references	265, 285
Family	Chenopodiaceae	Genus	Rhagodia
Synonyms	Einadia nutans - (R.Br.)A.J.Scott.
Known Hazards	None known
Range	Australia - New South Wales.
Habitat	Low stony hills and saline areas in red sand and clay soils[285]. Heavy soils[265].
Edibility Rating	2 (1-5)	Medicinal Rating	0 (1-5)

Physical Characteristics

An evergreen Perennial growing to 0.2m by 0.5m.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It requires moist soil.

Habitats

Cultivated Beds; South Wall By; West Wall By;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Fruit; Leaves.

Young leaves - cooked. A salty and slightly bitter flavour[K]. Fruit - raw or cooked. They are very small and fiddly to harvest with very little flavour[K].

Medicinal Uses

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None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

Requires a sunny position and a well-drained soil. This species is probably not hardy even in the milder areas of Britain, though it can be grown as an annual, flowering and setting seed in its first year[K].

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. Germination should take place within a week, prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out after the last expected frosts.

Links

References

[K] Ken Fern
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.

[265] Carolin. R. & Tindale. M. Flora of the Sydney Region Reed. Australia. 1993 ISBN 0730104001
Concise flora with little beyond an extensive key, species descriptions, very brief habitat description.

[285] Florabase 0
An excellent on-line dataase of Western Australian plants

Readers Comments

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