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This shrub grows in arid salt flats and sandy coastal dunes. It stores excess salt in tiny bladder cells on its leaves until they burst open.

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.