Suaeda australis

Taxobox
name = Austral Seablite


image_caption =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Amaranthaceae
subfamilia = Salsoloideae
genus = "Suaeda"
species = "S.australis"
binomial= "Suaeda australis"
binomial_authority = (R.Br.) Moq. [APNI | name ="Suaeda australis" | id = 55136]
synonyms=
*"Chenopodium australe" R.Br.
*"Chenopodium insulare" J.M.Black
*"Chenopodina australis" (R.Br.) Moq.
*"Lerchia maritima" var. australis (R.Br.) Kuntze
*"Schoberia australis" (R.Br.) Steud.
*"Suaeda maritima" var. "australis" (R.Br.) Domin

"Suaeda australis" (Austral Seablite) is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Australia. It grows to between 0.1 and 0.9 metres in height, with a speading habit and branching occurring from the base. The leaves are up to 40mm in length and are succulent, linear and flattened.NSW Flora Online|author= Jacobs, S.W.L. |genus= Suaeda|species= australis] FloraBase|name= "Suaeda australis"|id=2639 ] They are light green to purplish-red in colour. cite web | url = http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=&genus=suaeda&species=&iname=&submit=Search| title ="Suaeda australis" | work = Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet | publisher = State Herbarium of South Australia ]

The species occurs on shorelines in coastal or estaurine areas or in salt marshes. It is native across Australia including the states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the south-west of Western Australia.

In irrigated areas, the species is known as a salinty indicator plant and is referred to as Redweed.cite web|title=Austral Seablite|work=Victorian Resorces Online|publisher=Department of Primary Industries (Victoria)|url=http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/water_sss_sea_blite]

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