Rhagodia baccata

Scientific name

Rhagodia baccata

Common name

Berry saltbush

Plant description

A common spreading shrub along the Cottesloe foreshore that grows to 2 m high. There are male and female plants and they are salt-tolerant. The deep-red berries are eaten by birds and bobtail lizards. A small butterfly, the saltbush blue, breeds on the plant.

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Flower colour

Green – sporadic

Flowering months

March to June