Nitrebush (Nitraria billardierei) flowering in July and fruiting in October. Nitrebush is a large perennial with edible red berries, growing in saline clay plains in the Flinders Ranges.


Nitraria billardierei, commonly known as Nitrebush, is a spreading perennial seen here in the saline clays around Copley. The sour, salty fruit is a bush food, eaten raw or made into jams and sauces.

