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| Succulent |
Carpobrotus rossii 'Native Pigface'Prostrate succulent. Large light purple flowers spring and summer. Tasmanian bush tucker. Feature Codes: ABCEPQS |
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Disphyma crassifolium 'Round Leaf Pigface'Prostrate succulent. Magenta 'daisies' in spring/summer. Leaves red and green. Feature Codes: AIaU |
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Disphyme australis
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Rhagodia candolleana 'Coastal Saltbush'Tasmanian provenance. Spreading ground cover to ascending shrub up to 1.0m. Grey green succulent foliage. Most soils including sand, excluding wet. Extremely drought tolerant. Frost hardy. Bush tucker - red berries in autumn. Feature Codes: AQSU |
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Salicornia quinqueflora 'Samphire or Glasswort'Ground covering succulent to 0.25 metres. Leafless stems green, red and purple. Feature Codes: AIabOSTU |
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Suaeda australis 'Seablite'Semi-succulent sub-shrub to 0.6 metres. Foliage green or russet. Feature Codes: AEIabSTU |
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Tetragonia implexicoma 'Bower Spinach'Tasmanian provenance. Ground cover, climber or trailer. Perennial. Forms mats to 10cm deep. Growth rate very fast. Use on banks, under trees and shrubs. Best in sand or dry, heavier soils. Full sun to part shade. Moderately frost hardy. Extremely drought tolerant. Flowering in spring. Very good weed suppressant. Edible berries for wildlife. Bush tucker plant - leaves eaten raw or cooked. Ideal coastal plant. Pruning only required to control size. Feature Codes: ABENOPQU |
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The feature codes used above are as follows:
| A | Coastal exposure; beach frontage, dunes or cliffs. | J | Sub-alpine to alpine; Areas above montane, often treeless. |
| B | Coastal heath; sandy soils, high wind exposure, low nutrient levels. | K | Grasslands. |
| C | Dry sclerophyll forest; rocky, poor soil types; very good drainage, low rainfall. | Ka | Coastal dune systems. |
| D | Riverbank and riparian; associated with streams and rivers. | Kb | Lowland savannah; open grassland and grassy open forests. |
| E | Widespread; distributed over much of the state. | Kc | Montane grasslands, heaths and herbfields. |
| F | Wet sclerophyll/eucalyptus forest; deep fertile soils; rainfall 1000-1500mm per year. | Kd | Alpine tussock grasslands and herbfields. |
| G | Temperate rainforest, myrtle forest; rainfall in excess of 1500mm per year. | N | Frost hardy; tolerant of frosts to at least minus 7.0 degrees C. |
| H | Montane; plateau vegetation including high altitude eucalyptus forests. | O | Drought tolerant. |
| I | Swamps and bogs. | P | Shade tolerant; indicates tolerance of full or partial (P) shade. |
| Ia | Coastal saltmarsh; dominated by succulents, grasses and sedges; very saline. | Q | Edible; various plant parts. |
| Ib | Brackish coastal and estuarine. | R | Poisonous (where known). |
| Ic | Freshwater swamps and soaks. | S | Pioneer species. |
| Id | Moving water (freshwater). | T | Tolerant of poor drainage. |
| Ie | Buttongrass sedgelands; poor drainage; high fire frequency; high rainfall. | U | Salt tolerant. |
| If | Alpine moors and bogs. | X | Tasmanian endemic species. |