| Taxon | Tecticornia verrucosa |
|---|---|
| Authority | Paul G.Wilson |
Tecticornia verrrucosa is a species of plant that is succulent and halophyte (salt tolerant). This plant was a member of the Chenopodiaceae,[1] which are now included in family Amaranthaceae.
T. verrucosa was first described in 1972 by Paul Wilson.[2]
It is an annual or short-lived perennial which grows to 40 cm high, which branches at the occasionally woody base. The inflorescence is a set of opposite and decussate lateral sessile spikes, at right angles to the branch. They are cylindrical and 10–20 mm long by 6 mm diam. The flowers are triads with free tepals below and slightly united above.[3]
It grows on coastal mud flats, slightly saline clay pans, and inland freshwater.[3]
The Walmajarri people of the southern Kimberley call this plant Mungily.[4]
References
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- ^ Wikidata item Q100729854
- ^ Paul G.Wilson (2020). "Tecticornia verrucosa". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Wikidata item Q106088428