Dedicated to Noel Charles William Beadle (1914 – 1998). A botanist and soil conservationist who, as Foundation Professor of Botany (1954) University of New England (UNE), pioneered the ecophysiology of Australian vegetation (Beadle NCW 1981 The Vegetation of Australia ISBN 3-437-3o313-9). He is remembered by the NCW Beadle Herbarium at UNE and this tile is dedicated by Barry Osmond FAA, FRS, ML for the Prof’s introduction to saltbush in 1961.