Scientific Name: Halosarcia indica

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  • Pronunciation:
    hal-oh-SARS-ee-ah in-dee-cah
  • Common Name:
    Glasswort
  • Type:
    Succulent shrub
  • Family:
    CHENOPODIACEQAE
  • Flowers:
    inconspicuous
  • Vegetation Type:
    tidal wetland
  • Species List:
    Bush food,
Cultural Notes

Pickled by early colonists in New South Wales

Identification Notes

Flower head: spiky||Stems: segmented, thick, succulent, blue-green in colour||Leaves: seen as slight raises around stem joints (or apparently leafless)