Flowers. Photo: Chris Lindorff, Ned's Corner Station Reserve, Lake Cullulleraine, Vic

Old flowers. Photo: Chris Lindorff, Ned's Corner Station Reserve, Lake Cullulleraine, Vic

Old flowers. Rights A&M. Kapitany, http://australiansucculents.com/

Shrub. Photo: Chris Lindorff, Ned's Corner Station Reserve, Lake Cullulleraine, Vic

Common Name

Desert Glasswort

Family

Chenopodiaceae

Notes

Shrub to 1m tall. Stems fleshy, drying and becoming woody with age. Leafless, or leaves to 0.5cm long, fleshy, opposite each other.  Flowers about 4mm long, cream to yellow, in oval groups of 4-6 flower segments 1-2cm long originating from the ends of the stems.  Rare Vic (as Pachycornia triandra).

Description and photo (as Pachycornia triandra) in G.M. Cunningham, WE Mulham, PL Milthorpe and J H Leigh (1981 and later printings) Plants of Western New South Wales page 277

eFlora of South Australia description (as Pachycornia triandra):   http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?form=speciesfacts&name=Pachycornia_triandra

Florabase photos:  http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/photo/31494