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Tecticornia halocnemoides

species of plant

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMay 7, 2023
Entity authorityQ7692816 ↗
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Tecticornia halocnemoides, commonly known as shrubby samphire or grey glasswort, is a species of succulent, salt tolerant plant endemic to Australia. It grows as a spreading or erect shrub up to fifty centimetres high. It was first published as Arthrocnemum halocnemoides in 1845, but transferred into Halosarcia in 1980, and into Tecticornia in 2007.

It is a highly variable species, with five published subspecies, some of which are themselves highly variable. These are T. halocnemoides subsp. halocnemoides, T. halocnemoides subsp. caudata, T. halocnemoides subsp. longispicata, T. halocnemoides subsp. catenulata and T. halocnemoides subsp. tenuis.

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The public source identifies “Tecticornia halocnemoides” as species of plant. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Tecticornia, halocnemoides and species.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1845, 1980, 2007—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Tecticornia, halocnemoides and species providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Tecticornia halocnemoides” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.