PlantNET Home DONATE TODAY | PlantNET Home | Search NSW Flora | Contact Us  
FloraOnline
Introduction
Plant Name Search
Index Search
Spatial Search
Identification Keys
Classification
Glossary
WeedAlert
Telopea Journal
Other Data Sources
NEW SOUTH WALES FLORA ONLINE Printable Page

Tecticornia indica (Willd.) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
Family Chenopodiaceae
Tecticornia indica (Willd.) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson APNI*

Synonyms: Halosarcia indica (Willd.) Paul G.Wilson APNI*

Description: Decumbent to erect perennial to 1 m high.

Branches succulent, ± cylindrical, leaf lobes ciliolate.

Inflorescence 5–40 mm long. Flowers usually fused to each other and to upper bract, bisexual.

Seed smooth and glossy all over.


Distribution and occurrence: Widespread in both coastal and inland saline areas.
NSW subdivisions: NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. N.T. S.A. W.A.
AVH map***

Text by S. W. L. Jacobs
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW vol 1 (1990) (as Halosarcia indica)

N.S.W. occurrences are: subsp. leiostachya

APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
  Privacy | Copyright | Disclaimer | About PlantNET | Cite PlantNET