Shrubby Glasswort
Tecticornia arbuscula
COMMON NAME : Shrubby Glasswort
BOTANICAL NAME : Tecticornia arbuscula
FAMILY : Chenopodiaceae
PLANT GROUP : Shrubs
SIZE : Small <2m
EVC : Coastal Saltmarsh
LOCAL NOTES:
Plants can reach 1-2 m metres high if sheltered from coastal wind, but are often smaller at Shallow Inlet.
It has dense, succulent stems which are green or reddish and segmented.
It has rows of three flowers on a spike like flower head, July to December.
Contributor : HB
LEARN MORE:
Species profile for this plant at VicFlora
Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
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