Tecticornia halocnemoides
Shrubby samphire | |
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Living specimen in the Great Sandy Strait | |
Botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Tecticornia |
Species: | T. halocnemoides
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Binomial name | |
Tecticornia halocnemoides (Nees) K.A.Sheph. &
Paul G.Wilson | |
Subspecies | |
T. halocnemoides subsp. halocnemoides |
Tecticornia halocnemoides, commonly known as shrubby samphire or grey glasswort,
It is a highly variable species, with five published subspecies, some of which are themselves highly variable. These are T. halocnemoides subsp. halocnemoides, T. halocnemoides subsp. caudata, T. halocnemoides subsp. longispicata, T. halocnemoides subsp. catenulata and T. halocnemoides subsp. tenuis. There is also an unpublished putative subspecies, which is currently given the manuscript name T. halocnemoides subsp. Lake Grace (N. Casson G231. 10).
References
- ISBN 072701403X.
- "Tecticornia halocnemoides (Nees) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- "Halosarcia halocnemoides (Nees) Paul G.Wilson". Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- Wilson, Paul G. "Chenopodiaceae". Flora of Australia. Vol. IV. pp. 170–172.