Kingdom Plantae Family Amaranthaceae Genus Sarcocornia Higher classification Sarcocornia | Order Caryophyllales Subfamily Salicornioideae Scientific name Sarcocornia quinqueflora Rank Species | |
Similar Sarcocornia, Suaeda australis, Tecticornia, Juncus kraussii, Tecticornia arbuscula | ||
Sarcocornia quinqueflora, commonly known as beaded samphire, bead weed, beaded glasswort or glasswort, is a species of succulent halophytic coastal shrub. It occurs in wetter coastal areas of Australia and New Zealand.
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Description
It grows as an erect perennial up to 50 centimetres high.
Taxonomy
It was first published as Salicornia quinqueflora in 1866, but transferred into Sarcocornia when that genus was erected in 1977.
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.
In New Zealand it's found mostly on the shoreline in regions throughout the North Island. In the South Island S. quinqueflora is widespread on the east coast, but isn't found on the west coast.
References
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