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Amaranthaceae

Subfamily Chenopodioideae

Subfamily Gomphrenoideae
Tribe Gomphreneae

Subfamily Salsoloideae

W/C = Wild Collected
Suaeda australis Moq.

  • Common Name: Austral Seablite
  • Family: Amaranthaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Australia
  • Habitat: coastal regions.

  • Uses: Young shoots are eaten raw, cooked or pickled. Provides an important food source for the endangered Orange Bellied Parrot.
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201000108
  • Source: Seeds From Tasmania, via Cheri Collins
  • Accession Date: 09-14-2010
  • Bench: 2107 - MED:Western Australia B
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-26-2013
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Amaranthaceae
  • SubFamily: Salsoloideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:
References:

Information from Seeds From Tasmania label.

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