| Vegetation Database .. detailed information |
Soft Roly Poly
Salsola kali |
| Plant Family : | Chenopodiaceae |
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| Plant Form : | herb |
| Growth Habit : | Dense, bright green, rounded, annual, woody based herb, .6-1m high, width similar to its height, succulent when fresh. |
| Fruiting Season : | Flowers, spring to summer. |
| Description : | Occurs mainly as a weed of disturbed ground, often disappears after two years as old plants often break off at the base and blow away intact. Is an indicator of saline and alkaline soils. |
| Distribution : | Widespread in all mainland states, in somewhate saline areas, with a wide range of soils from clay pans to sandy beaches. |
| Weed Status : | Young plants have been responsible for oxalate poisoning in travelling sheep and cattle. |
| Introduced : | No |
| Seen North Qld : | Yes |
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| Additional info .. | locations seen (2) .. habitats seen (1) .. |
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