Sarcocornia quinqueflora
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| Sarcocornia quinqueflora (Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb.) A.J.Scott |
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S. quinqueflora subsp. quinqueflora |
Sarcocornia quinqueflora, commonly known as Beaded Samphire or Beaded Glasswort[1], is a species of succulent halophytic coastal shrub. It occurs in wetter coastal areas of Australia.
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[edit] Description
It grows as an erect perennial up to 50 centimetres high.[2][3]
[edit] Taxonomy
It was first published as Salicornia quinqueflora in 1866, but transferred into Sarcocornia when that genus was erected in 1977.[4]
[edit] 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]
[edit] References
- ^ Beaded Glasswort. Victorian Resorces Online. Department of Primary Industries (Victoria).
- ^ 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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