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Kingdom | Plantae | ![]() |
Sub Kingdom | Trecheobionta (vascular plant) | |
Superdivision | Spermatophyta (seed plant) | |
Division | Magnoliophyta (flowering plant) | |
Class | Magnoliopsida (dicotyledon) | |
Order | Caryophyllidae | |
Family | Chenopodiaceae | |
Genus | Arthrocnemum | |
Species | macrostachyum | |
Classification | (Moric.) Moris | |
Common name | glaucous glasswort |
Geographic Range | mediterranean and mexican. |
Physical Characteristics | perennial herbaceous and/or frutescent plant similar to Sarcocornia fruticosa, but with sterile branches that soon become longer than the fertile ones. Flowering takes place usually in August - September. |
Notes | this species is very resistant to salts in moist soils, growth is helped by NaCl. |
Habitat | species typical of saltmarshes and salt zones, it tolerates salt soils, needs moist soils and can tolerate drought. |
Sources | |
References | Y.Waysel, Biology of Halophytes, Academic
Press Inc., 1972 Flora e vegetazione delle barene - di N. Anoè, D. Calzavara, L. Salviato - Società Veneziana di Scienze Naturali |
Web References | http://www.istitutoveneto.it/venezia/documenti/altri_elaborati/libro_vegetazione.pdf |
Source of the photo | Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti |