''Suaeda monoica'' is a species of flowering plant in the sea-blite genus ''
Suaeda'', largely native to the shores of the Indian Ocean from South Africa to Sri Lanka, and salty areas inland.
It has been introduced in Argentina.
It exhibits
phenotypic plasticity
Phenotypic plasticity refers to some of the changes in an organism's behavior, morphology and physiology in response to a unique environment. Fundamental to the way in which organisms cope with environmental variation, phenotypic plasticity encompa ...
, with leaves that are much more
succulent when grown under higher salinity conditions. Its leaves are edible, and it is used as an animal fodder plant where it grows.
References
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monoica
Halophytes
Plants described in 1776