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Tecticornia
Tecticornia is a genus of succulent, salt tolerant plants largely endemic to Australia. Taxa in the genus are commonly referred to as samphires. In 2007, the genus Halosarcia, along with three other Australian genera (Pachycornia, Sclerostegia and Tegicornia) was incorporated into the genus.
44 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Shrubby Glasswort
speciesTecticornia arbuscula
Mungily
speciesTecticornia indica
Grey Samphire
speciesTecticornia halocnemoides
Tecticornia australasica
speciesTecticornia australasica
Blackseed Glasswort
speciesTecticornia pergranulata
Desert Glasswort
speciesTecticornia triandra
Tecticornia moniliformis
speciesTecticornia moniliformis
Tecticornia tenuis
speciesTecticornia tenuis
casuarina samphire
speciesTecticornia lylei
Tecticornia disarticulata
speciesTecticornia disarticulata
Tecticornia pruinosa
speciesTecticornia pruinosa
Tecticornia pterygosperma
speciesTecticornia pterygosperma
Tecticornia lepidosperma
speciesTecticornia lepidosperma
Tecticornia verrucosa
speciesTecticornia verrucosa
fused glasswort
speciesTecticornia syncarpa
Tecticornia flabelliformis
speciesTecticornia flabelliformis
Tecticornia calyptrata
speciesTecticornia calyptrata
Tecticornia peltata
speciesTecticornia peltata
Tecticornia auriculata
speciesTecticornia auriculata
Tecticornia medullosa
speciesTecticornia medullosa
Tecticornia doliiformis
speciesTecticornia doliiformis
Tecticornia undulata
speciesTecticornia undulata
Tecticornia uniflora
speciesTecticornia uniflora
Tecticornia loriae
speciesTecticornia loriae
Tecticornia laevigata
speciesTecticornia laevigata
Tecticornia fontinalis
speciesTecticornia fontinalis
Tecticornia mellarium
speciesTecticornia mellarium
Tecticornia nitida
speciesTecticornia nitida
Tecticornia arborea
speciesTecticornia arborea
Tecticornia fimbriata
speciesTecticornia fimbriata
Tecticornia sparagosa
speciesTecticornia sparagosa
Tecticornia papillata
speciesTecticornia papillata
Tecticornia medusa
speciesTecticornia medusa
Tecticornia leptoclada
speciesTecticornia leptoclada
Tecticornia indefessa
speciesTecticornia indefessa
Tecticornia globulifera
speciesTecticornia globulifera
Tecticornia bibenda
speciesTecticornia bibenda
Tecticornia entrichoma
speciesTecticornia entrichoma
Tecticornia cymbiformis
speciesTecticornia cymbiformis
Tecticornia cupuliformis
speciesTecticornia cupuliformis
Tecticornia chartacea
speciesTecticornia chartacea
Tecticornia pluriflora
speciesTecticornia pluriflora
Tecticornia annelida
speciesTecticornia annelida
Tecticornia bulbosa
speciesTecticornia bulbosa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 369457.