Ngalia Name: Yuulpul
Noongar Name: Purngep or Binga
Wongutha Name: Puntaru
Botanical Name: Atriplex nummularia
Common Name: Old Man Saltbush
Appearance
Old Man Saltbush is a fast-growing shrub commonly used today as a livestock grazing plant, it has oval, scaly, silver-grey leaves that usually have serrated edges.
Distribution
Carlisle, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Hampton, Mardabilla, Merredin, Nullarbor Plain, Southern Cross, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Uses
Seeds can be ground into flour and then mixed with water to make a damper. Leaves can be eaten cooked like a regular green vegetable or eaten raw.
Sources
https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2469
Vivienne Hansen and John Horsefall 2019, Noongar Bush Tucker – Bush food plants and fungi of the south-west of Western Australia UWAP - UWA Publishing
