Sarcocornia quinqueflora
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Sarcocornia quinqueflora, commonly known as Beaded Samphire, 'Bead weed' or Beaded Glasswort, is a species of succulent halophytic coastal shrub. It occurs in wetter coastal areas of Australia
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when that genus was erected in 1977.
, and part of the east coast of Cape York Peninsula
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Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Taxonomy
It was first published as Salicornia quinqueflora in 1866, but transferred into SarcocorniaSarcocornia
Sarcocornia is a genus of succulent salt tolerant coastal plants.-Species:*S. alpini*S. blackiana *S. fruticosa*Sarcocornia globosa...
when that genus was erected in 1977.
Distribution and habitat
It occurs in south west and south east Australia, and also in parts of the Nullarbor PlainNullarbor Plain
The Nullarbor Plain is part of the area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country of southern Australia, located on the Great Australian Bight coast with the Great Victoria Desert to its north. It is the world's largest single piece of limestone, and occupies an area of about...
, and part of the east coast of Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula is a large remote peninsula located in Far North Queensland at the tip of the state of Queensland, Australia, the largest unspoilt wilderness in northern Australia and one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth...
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