Buckbush

About

Salsola australis, commonly known as the buckbush, rolypoly, soft rolypoly, or prickly saltwort, and has the Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara name Tjilkala is a species of flowering plant in the genus Salsola. And is found in all regions of Australia.

How to spot it

Salsola australis is a small annual spiky plant that grows tall or as a hemisphere from 60 to 100 cm (24 to 39 in) tall. Leaves are 10-30mm long begin cylindrical and bent downwards, becoming hastate with age. Flowers occur singly or in small spikes and are small with free perianth-segments 3-4mm long, and are at first membranous but become cartilaginous. 3-10mm fruit (including 2-5mm horizontal wings) are present from May to October. After seeds ripen plants yellow and seeds are distributed aft

Documented on these trails

Found in

• Mornington Peninsula National Park / Arthurs Seat State Park — Melbourne, the Dandenongs & Central Victoria hikes