''Atriplex leptocarpa'', the slender-fruit saltbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae ( ) is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus '' Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, maki ...

, native to Australia (except the Northern Territory and Tasmania), and introduced to

Eritrea Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...

. It is typically found growing near rivers, lakes, and other periodically flooded areas.

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leptocarpa Endemic flora of Australia Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller Plants described in 1858 {{Amaranthaceae-stub