Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Coastal scrub

Range

Australia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Salt Tolerance

Status

Uncommon

About

This creeping plant blankets coastal dunes across eastern Australia. Its fleshy red fruits contain a single seed that survives even after being swallowed by a bird.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Amaranthaceae

Genus

Atriplex

Species

Atriplex semibaccata