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Tecticornia sp.
A red and green succulent, Leafless Samphire is a species of Tecticornia. This genus of succulent is a salt tolerant plant largely endemic to Australia. The red colour was quite striking amongst the green grass on the salt flat, and the plants produce a small pink flower. They concentrate salt in their stems, and are also food for the caterpillars of the Samphire Blue Butterfly. PS: In 2007, the genus Halosarcia, along with three other Australian genera (Pachycornia, Sclerostegia and Tegicornia) was incorporated into the genus.
Boondall Wetlands Reserve - http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/environme... This spotting location is a salt flat area, so succulents thrive in this environment, as does the other dominant groundcover species - marine couch (grass).
Spotted with my PN buddies Shanna Bignell and Pamela Sai. Thank you both for such a wonderful day :-)
Spotted on Aug 30, 2014
Submitted on Sep 1, 2014
4 Comments
I'll give them a try, Ernst. I took two flower shots, Shanna, and both were blurry. Now... I have an EVF for my camera, and I can see stuff. Next flower pics should be spot on! Looking forward to yours :-)
Wow, you found an ID, well done! My flower pics came out nicely, I'll post one soon.
No I haven't, but apparently they are edible. The caterpillars seem to like them.
Have you sampled that one?