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 Sarcocornia quinqueflora at Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary
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S. quinqueflora subsp. quinqueflora |
Sarcocornia quinqueflora, commonly known as Beaded Samphire or Beaded Glasswort1, is a species of succulent halophytic coastal shrub. It occurs in wetter coastal areas of Australia.
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Description
It grows as an erect perennial up to 50 centimetres high.23
Taxonomy
It was first published as Salicornia quinqueflora in 1866, but transferred into Sarcocornia when that genus was erected in 1977.4
Distribution and habitat
It occurs in south west and south east Australia, and also in parts of the Nullarbor Plain, and part of the east coast of Cape York Peninsula.2
References
- ^ "Beaded Glasswort". Victorian Resources Online. Department of Primary Industries (Victoria). Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ a b Wilson, Paul G. "Chenopodiaceae". Flora of Australia IV. 278.
- ^ "Sarcocornia quinqueflora (Ung.-Sternb.) A.J.Scott". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ^ "Sarcocornia quinqueflora (Ung.-Sternb.) A.J.Scott". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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