Suaeda australis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Suaeda |
| Species: | S. australis
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| Suaeda australis | |
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Suaeda australis, the austral seablite, is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae,[1] native to Australia.It was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown as Chenopodium australe.[1][2][3] In 1831 Alfred Moquin-Tandon transferred it to the genus, Suaeda, to give its present name.[1][4]
Description
[edit]It grows to 10 to 90 cm (4 to 35 in) in height, with a spreading habit and branching occurring from the base. The leaves are up to 40 mm in length and are succulent, linear and flattened.[5][6] They are light green to purplish-red in colour.[7]
The species occurs on shorelines in coastal or estuarine areas or in salt marshes. It is native across Australia including the states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the south-west of Western Australia.[5]
In irrigated areas, the species is known as a salinity indicator plant and is referred to as redweed.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Suaeda australis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ "Chenopodium australe". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Brown, Robert (1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802–1805, London: R. Taylor et socii, p. 407, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.3678, Wikidata Q7247677
- ^ Moquin-Tandon, C.H.B.A. (1831). "Rapport sur Le premier Mémoire sur la famille des Chenopodées, par M. Alfred Moquin, fait à l'Académie des Sciences". Annales des Sciences Naturelles (in French). 23: 318.
- ^ a b Jacobs, S.W.L. "New South Wales Flora Online: Suaeda australis". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- ^ "Suaeda australis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Suaeda australis". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia.
- ^ "Austral Seablite". Victorian Resources Online. Department of Primary Industries (Victoria).
External links
[edit]- Online Field guide to Common Saltmarsh Plants of Queensland
- Suaeda australis occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Media related to Suaeda australis at Wikimedia Commons
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