Salicornia quinqueflora
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| Species: | S. quinqueflora
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| Sarcocornia quinqueflora (Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb.) A.J.Scott
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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.
Description
It grows as an erect perennial up to 50 centimetres high.[2][3]
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 Resorces Online. Department of Primary Industries (Victoria). Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ a b Wilson, Paul G. "Chenopodiaceae". Flora of Australia. Vol. IV. p. 278.
- ^ "Sarcocornia quinqueflora (Ung.-Sternb.) A.J.Scott". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "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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