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Black-seeded Samphire

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Black-seeded Samphire photos

Scientific Name:Tecticornia pergranulata (syn. Halosarcia pergranulata, Arthrocnemum halocnemoides var. pergranulatum)
Image: Diagram - Black-seeded Samphire
Black-seeded Samphire
Photo: R Clark


Other Common Names:


Black-seeded Glasswort, Beadbush


Status:


Native to all mainland states of Australia.


Plant Description:


A dense succulent shrub with numerous woody stems and short segmented leafless, branchlets made up of small segments, 1-3 mm long and looking like a row of beads. Can grow up to 1 m tall but is often quite a low-growing plant. Flowers and fruiting bodies are 5 cm succulent spikes at the ends of the branchlets. Flowers in spring to early summer.


Habitat::


Grows on clay loams to heavy clays. Found in coastal areas, drainage lines and around salt lakes. It is sometimes found as short red plants in very saline areas.

RegionSalinity ClassWaterlogging Class
Mallee, Loddon Murray, Central and Northern, Wimmera, *Western, *Gippsland S3, S4W2, W3
*coastal only
** sometimes found with S2 plant communities; probably indicative of former higher salinity levels.


Comments:


The species of Tecticornia are difficult to separate, particularly without seed. Black-seeded Samphire is the most common species in Victoria but of the nine that occur, the other most common species are T. halocnemoides (Grey Glasswort), T. indica (Brown-head Glasswort) and T. pruinosa (Bluish Glasswort).

Black-seeded Samphire Photos


Black-seeded Samphire
Black-seeded Samphire - bush
Photo: A J Brown
Black-seeded Samphire - female flower spikes
Black-seeded Samphire - female flower spikes
Photo: A J Brown

Black-seeded Samphire - shrubland
Black-seeded Samphire - shrubland
Photo: A J Brown

Black-seeded Samphire - flowerheads
Black-seeded Samphire - flowerheads
Photo: A J Brown

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