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Annual Seablite

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Annual Seablite photos
Family Name: Saltbush (Chenopdiaceae)
Scientific Name:Suaeda maritima

Status:
Native to coastal saltmarshes of Europe and western Asia.
Annual Seablite plants
Annual Seablite plants
Photo: A J Brown

Plant Description:
Erect to ascending annual, hairless, herb with branches arising from near the base and to 1 m tall. Dull grey-green to strongly pink tinged. Leaves linear to narrowly elliptic, 6-15 mm long and 1 mm wide.

Flowers in clusters in the junction of leaves and stems. Flower (or perianth) segments 5 lobed, depressed-globular to 2.5 mm diameter. Seed lens-shaped, dark reddish-brown, 1.5-2 mm diameter.

Habitat:
Scattered on saline flats along the Murray River Valley.
RegionSalinity ClassWaterlogging Class
Mallee, Loddon Murray, Central and NorthernS1, S2W2, W3

Comments:
Usually a taller and finer species than Austral Seablite (Suaeda australis) and Berry Seablite (Suaeda baccifera). Surprisingly not yet found along the Victorian coastline.

Annual Seablite

Annual Seablite flower-head
Flower-head of Annual Seablite
Photo: A J Brown
Annual Seablite upper leaves
Upper leaves of Annual Seablite
Photo: A J Brown

Annual Seablite flowers and fruit
Flowers and fruit of Annual Seablite
Photo: A J Brown

Annual Seablite lower stem and leaves
Lower stem and leaves of Annual Seablite
Photo: A J Brown

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