Black-seed Glasswort,
Black-seed Samphire
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.
Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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Bridgewater (NCP01) | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
Tintinara (NCP04) | | Near Threatened [limited habitat] |
Kangaroo Island (KAN01) | Kanmantoo | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [have been taxonomic splits; grows easily from seed] |
Fleurieu (KAN02) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [have been taxonomic splits; grows easily from seed] |
Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01) | Flinders Lofty Block | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [have been taxonomic splits; grows easily from seed; fragmented habitat] |
Broughton (FLB02) | | Least Concern |
Olary Spur (FLB03) | | Data Deficient |
Northern Flinders (FLB05) | | Near Threatened |
Central Flinders (FLB06) | | Near Threatened |
Southern Yorke (EYB01) | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern |
St Vincent (EYB02) | | Least Concern |
Eyre Hills (EYB03) | | Least Concern |
Talia (EYB04) | | Least Concern |
Eyre Mallee (EYB05) | | Least Concern |
South Olary Plain (MDD01) | Murray Darling Depression | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Murray Mallee (MDD02) | | Least Concern (Probable Increase) [restricted to saline river areas] |
Murray Lakes and Coorong (MDD03) | | Least Concern |
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Least Concern (Probable Increase) [restricted to saline river areas] |
Myall Plains (GAW01) | Gawler | Least Concern |
Gawler Lakes (GAW03) | | Least Concern |
Arcoona Plateau (GAW04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [should be more records] |
Roxby (GAW07) | | Near Threatened |
Tallaringa (GVD05) | Great Victoria Desert | Near Threatened |
Bimbowrie (BHC05) | Broken Hill Complex | Data Deficient |
Dieri (SSD03) | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Near Threatened |
Warriner (SSD04) | | Near Threatened |
Murnpeowie (STP03) | Stony Plains | Near Threatened |
Macumba (STP05) | | Near Threatened |
Baltana (STP07) | | Near Threatened |
Diamantina-Eyre (CHC04) | Channel Country | Near Threatened |
2 of 4 subregions | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern , Near Threatened |
2 of 2 subregions | Kanmantoo | Rare |
5 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern , Near Threatened , Rare , Data Deficient |
5 of 5 subregions | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern |
3 of 6 subregions | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern , Rare |
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Least Concern (Probable Increase) [restricted to saline river areas] |
4 of 8 subregions | Gawler | Least Concern , Near Threatened , Rare |
Tallaringa (GVD05) | Great Victoria Desert | Near Threatened |
Bimbowrie (BHC05) | Broken Hill Complex | Data Deficient |
2 of 4 subregions | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Near Threatened |
3 of 7 subregions | Stony Plains | Near Threatened |
Diamantina-Eyre (CHC04) | Channel Country | Near Threatened |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 11
Prior names
Halosarcia pergranulata ssp. pergranulata
Arthrocnemum halocnemoides var. pergranulatum
Common names
Black-seed Glasswort
Black-seed Samphire
Distribution and status
Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Nullarbor, Gairdner-Torrens, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
NRM regions: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, Alinytjara Wilurara, Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Northern and Yorke, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin, South East
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
Location | No. of seeds (weight grams) | Number of plants | Date collected | Collection number Collection location | Date stored | % Viability | Storage temperature | BGA | 91,000 (11.52 g) | 50+ | 31-Jan-2018 | JRG653 Murray | 30-Jun-2018 | 70% | -18°C, -80°C |
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.