Tumbleweed (species: Salsola australis) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Salsola australis
Tumbleweed


©Anne Hoggett: Salsola australis at Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Salsola australis at Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: A flowering stem of Salsola australis at Coconut Beach, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Caryophyllales
Family Amaranthaceae
Genus Salsola
Species Salsola australis

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


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Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Periodically, can be very common on beaches.

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References

  • Buckley, R. (1988). Plant succession under repeated disturbance: establishment and growth of strandline forbs and creepers on unstable beaches in the wet tropics, Proceedings of the Ecological Society of Australia, 15: 307-311. LIRS catalog number 678.
  • Byrnes, N.B., S.L. Everist, S.T. Reynolds, A. Specht and R.L. Specht (1977). The vegetation of Lizard Island, North Queensland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 88: 1-15. LIRS catalog number 3.
  • Colvill, A., M. Ahmet, S. Clag and B. Haigh (2004). Lizard Island fauna and flora sampling report.Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. LIRS catalog number 10067.
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