halophyte

As nouns the difference between halophyte and saltbush

is that halophyte is (botany) any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content while saltbush is any of the genus atriplex of plants, especially , found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes.

Halophyte is a related term of halophytic.

As a noun halophyte

is (botany) any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content.

As an adjective halophytic is

growing well under salty conditions.