Thick-head Glasswort

Salicornia blackiana

"Salicornia blackiana", synonym "Sarcocornia blackiana", commonly known as thick-head glasswort, is a species of succulent halophytic shrub. It is widespread in southern and western Australia, including Tasmania. Its preferred habitats are estuaries, swamps and periodically waterlogged saline areas.
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Appearance

It grows as an erect or decumbent perennial herb with succulent, stem-like leaves, growing up to 0.8 m in height. It is very similar to the better known beaded glasswort but is a larger plant and differs in having a thicker fruiting spike, 4–9 mm in diameter, and seeds with blunt hairs or papillae.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusSalicornia
SpeciesS. blackiana
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Australia