Aa, Asparagus aphyllus; Ch, Chamaerops humilis; Cl, Cistus ladanifer; Cm, Cistus monspeliensis; Cp, Cistus populifolius; Ea, Erica australis; Eu, Erica umbellata; Gh, Genista hirsuta; Hc, Halimium calycinum; Hh, Halimium halimifolium; Ho, Halimium ocymoides; Hp, Halimione portulacoides; Ls, Lavandula stoechas; Lm, Limoniastrum monopetalum; Pt, Pterospartum tridentatum; Sd, Spartina densiflora; Sg, Stauracanthus genistoides; Sp, Sarcocorniaperennis subsp.
4, 5 III, + Halimione portulacoides (L.) 4, 1-2 V, +-1 Aellen Limoniastrum monopetalum (L.) 1, 2 II, + Boiss.
Essentially, three types of vegetated flats can be distinguished relative to the dominant species (Loriente, 1987), and their increases in height have been mapped: the mud flats in the northern area are colonised by Zostera noltii, adopting a subrectangular surface along N-S direction; Spartina maritima and
Halimione portulacoides marshes (Figs.
Zinc tolerance and accumulation in the salt-marsh shrub
Halimione portulacoides. Chemosphere, v.86, p.867-874, 2012.
These include common sea-lavender (Limonium vulgare), sea purslane (
Halimione portulacoides), and the Poaceae Agropyron elongatum and Puccinellia festuciformis.
We focus on (potential) effects of hare grazing on two common dwarf shrubs Artemisia maritima and Atriplex portulacoides (formerly called
Halimione portulacoides), which were expected to hamper goose grazing when reaching dominance.
Two perennial species,
Halimione portulacoides and Aster tripolium, became rare on these marshes when they were exposed to heavy grazing.
Furthermore some of the species reported recently from Siracusa (1995) were not found, as Euphorbia dendroides,
Halimione portulacoides, Heliotropium bocconei, Reichardia picroides var.
Certain plants have adapted to life in highly saline conditions and some such as the saltwort (Salsola kali), sea sandworts (Honckenya peploides) and sea purslane (
Halimione portulacoides) have fleshy, succulent leaves.
As frequent species we can remark other shrubby halophytes such as Arthrocnemum macrostachyum, Suaeda vera or
Halimione portulacoides; frequent rosulate hemicriptophytes are Limonium angustebracteatum, Limonium caesium, Limonium cossonianum and Limonium eugeniae.
Sarcocornia fruticosa and
Halimione portulacoides were always present along with A.
pruinosa,
Halimione portulacoides, Leucanthemum pluriflorum, Parietaria judaica, Pulicaria odora o Rumex acetosa subsp.