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slender-fruit saltbush (Atriplex leptocarpa)
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slender-fruit saltbush

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Atriplex leptocarpa is named by a resistant/retardant plant source, which supplies the fire-related lineage for slender-fruit saltbush. Its citation remains available in the source table.

The record continues as limited evidence. The accepted extent of that coverage is set out in the cited entries, without adding a test method or material state the pack does not contain.

Slender-fruit saltbush is also on-list. That recommendation can be traced through the listing evidence, preserving a distinct role for the list and the named lineage source.

Form
shrub
Region
Victoria, Australia
Rated in
Victoria, Australia
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Victoria, Australia

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

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Atriplex leptocarpa (Slender-fruit Saltbush). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/atriplex-leptocarpa/. Last verified 2026-08-23.