Atriplex australasica

Erect annual to c. 1 m high, monoecious. Leaves petiolate, alternate, the lower lanceolate to narrow-rhombic, 5–10 cm long, 1.5–4 cm wide, entire or lobed, often with a pair of forward-directed basal lobes, glabrous or mealy beneath, particularly when young; upper leaves mostly entire, linear, smaller than lower. Inflorescence spike-like or narrowly paniculate with male and female flowers mixed within small clusters which may be continuous along branches of inflorescence. Fruiting bracteoles sessile, deltoid to nearly circular, 3–5 mm long and wide, free from midway or lower, thickened, usually with large spongy cells apparent at least near base when mature, margins entire or shallowly toothed, dorsal surface smooth or commonly with 2 warty protuberances. Fruits Aug.–May.