Sandy Point, Victoria

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Thick-headed Glasswort

Glenda Scott

Sarcocornia blackiana

COMMON NAME : Thick-headed Glasswort

BOTANICAL NAME : Sarcocornia blackiana

FAMILY : Chenopodiaceae

PLANT GROUP : Shrubs

SIZE : Prostrate

EVC : Coastal Saltmarsh

LOCAL NOTES:

Blue-green, leafless erect, succulent shrub which flowers most of the year having green flowers on spikes of terminal branches.

Found within the Coastal Saltmarsh area of Shallow Inlet Marine and Coastal Park and can be observed immediately behind the “No vehicle past this point -Swamp area” sign.

Contributor : HB

LEARN MORE:

LEARN MORE : Species profile for this plant at VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.

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