Nodding Saltbush (Einadia nutans)

Nodding Saltbush (Einadia nutans)

Nodding Saltbush occurs throughout almost all of Victoria and persists in disturbed sites where other native flora has been eliminated. It flowers from summer through to autumn and produces small berries that are edible and red and soft when ripe, with a slightly salty taste. People of the Kulin Nations both eat the berries and use them for face paint and as a dye. This plant is a natural fire retardant and a hardy groundcover, thriving especially when planted in large numbers.

Soure: Indigenous plant use; A booklet on the medicinal, nutritional and technological use of indigenous plants; By Zena Cumpston; Clean Air and Urban Landscapes (CAUL) Hub in Melbourne 2020