Sarcocornia quinqueflora

Sarcocornia quinqueflora

Taxobox
name = Beaded Samphire


image_caption= "Sarcocornia quinqueflora" at Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Amaranthaceae
subfamilia = Salicornioideae
genus = "Sarcocornia"
species = "S. quinqueflora"
binomial = "Sarcocornia quinqueflora"
binomial_authority = (Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb.) A.J.Scott
subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
subdivision = "S. quinqueflora" subsp. "quinqueflora" "S. quinqueflora" subsp. "tasmanica"

"Sarcocornia quinqueflora", commonly known as Beaded Samphire or Beaded Glasswortcite web|title=Beaded Glasswort|work=Victorian Resorces Online|publisher=Department of Primary Industries (Victoria)|url=http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/Vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/water_sss_beaded_glasswort|accessdate=2008-05-26] , 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.cite encyclopedia | author = Wilson, Paul G. | title = Chenopodiaceae | encyclopedia = Flora of Australia | volume = IV | pages = 278] FloraBase | name = "Sarcocornia quinqueflora" (Ung.-Sternb.) A.J.Scott | id = 2593]

Taxonomy

It was first published as "Salicornia quinqueflora" in 1866, but transferred into "Sarcocornia" when that genus was erected in 1977.APNI | name = "Sarcocornia quinqueflora" (Ung.-Sternb.) A.J.Scott | id = 9171]

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.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sarcocornia — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Sarcocornia Sarcocornia perennis C …   Wikipedia Español

  • Sarcocornia — Taxobox name = Sarcocornia image caption = Sarcocornia perennis (perennial glasswort) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Amaranthaceae subfamilia = Salicornioideae genus = Sarcocornia… …   Wikipedia

  • Sarcocornia — perennis Asp …   Wikipédia en Français

  • North Island (Houtman Abrolhos) — North Island Aerial photograph of the southern half of North Island, looking west …   Wikipedia

  • Île du Nord (Australie-Occidentale) — 28°18′9″S 113°35′41″E / 28.3025, 113.59472 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pedra Branca (Tasmania) — Pedra Branca is a 2.5 ha rock or small island about 26 km (16 mi) south south east of South East Cape, Tasmania, in south eastern Australia. It is known for its inaccessibility, rich marine wildlife, wet and windy weather, interesting geology and …   Wikipedia

  • List of vascular plants of Norfolk Island — This is a list of vascular plants that are indigenous to, or naturalised on, Norfolk Island. The list is based on the most recent authoritative treatment of Norfolk Island, the 1994 Flora of Australia 49. That source is dated in places; for… …   Wikipedia

  • Chicken Island (Tasmania) — Chicken Island is a low, flat, 1.95 ha island in south eastern Australia. It is part of the Maatsuyker Island Group, lying close to the southern end of the south western coast of Tasmania. It is part of the Southwest National Park, and thus… …   Wikipedia

  • Glasswort — The common name Glasswort came into use in the 16th Century to describe plants growing in England whose ashes could be used for making soda based (as opposed to potash based) glass. [ Definition of glasswort , Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Canadian plants by family C — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Cabombaceae * Brasenia schreberi watershield Cactaceae * Escobaria vivipara foxtail pincushion cactus *… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”