Thank you Viswanathan, if so second picture also S. brachiata, these morphological variations are common in halophytes. we worked on phenology of this species in the mangrove habitats of the Godavari estuary. Thank you
Both are Salsola species. The first with its bright Green color and upright growth form appears to be different from the other two which are stoloniferous, spreading plants with a blue-green color.
2 - prob. Halosarcia indica (younger plant having not yet produced prostrate branches; certainly not Salicornia brachiata because it is already more than 1 year old!)
3 - Halosarcia indica (typical older plant, with prostrate branches)
2 - prob. Halosarcia indica (younger plant having not yet produced prostrate branches; certainly not Salicornia brachiata because it is already more than 1 year old!)
3 - Halosarcia indica (typical older plant, with prostrate branches)
Thanks for your support Anna. I am sure all are Salicornia, and they all could be the same speclies; Suaeda definitely no. Lake Texcoco, dominated by Distichllis, occupies the whole western end of the campus at the Colegio de Postgraduados and is an important source of Suaeda at Christmas and Easter, when it is eaten in Mexico.