Salicornia quinqueflora
Common Name:
Beaded Glasswort
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Lowan Mallee, ?Wannon, ?Otway Range, Gippsland Plain, ?East Gippsland, Gippsland Highlands, Snowfields (ABCDEGHJKNPSTWXZ) all states except NT
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Saltmarsh
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Flower Description:
Small green flowers
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Habit:
Prostrate shrub to 0.5 m
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
This species has spikes of 5-9 flowers in a single row. There are two subspecies present in Victoria, Sarcocornia quinqueflora subsp. tasmanica has tufted branches and seeds with acute hairs. Sarcocornia quinqueflora subsp. quinqueflora has a decumbent habit with hooked hairs on the seeds
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Conservation status:
Sarcocornia quinqueflora subsp. tasmanica is poorly known in Victoria and is suspected to be either rare, vulnerable, endangered or extinct
References:
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Ellis, M. (unpublished). “A Field Guide to South Gippsland Flora”.
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria