Tecticornia lylei (Ewart & Jean White) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson APNI* Synonyms: Halosarcia lylei (Ewart & Jean White) Paul G.Wilson APNI*
Salicornia lylei Ewart & Jean White APNI*
Arthrocnemum lylei (Ewart & Jean White) J.M.Black APNI*
Description: Erect woody perennial to 1 m high. Branchlets very slender, narrow-cylindrical; articles c. 3 mm long, not swollen, dull green; leaf lobes entire to finely toothed.
Inflorescence terminal, to 2 cm long. Flowers free from each other and from the bracts; perianth fleshy, 3-lobed; medial lobe overlapped by the lateral lobes.
Seed broad-elliptic, reddish brown, 1–1.5 mm long; testa crustaceous, concentrically granular over the embryo. Fruiting spikes shedding fruitlets encasing the seed.
Distribution and occurrence: Usually around salt lakes, but also in poorly drained areas.
NSW subdivisions: SFWP
Other Australian states: Vic. W.A. S.A.
Text by S. W. L. Jacobs
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 Suppl. (1999)
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