Included here is the sub-tropical, volcanic island of Lord Howe situated in the Tasman Sea.

Lord Howean Coastal Succulent Formations

In some of the more exposed coastal cliff sites, the succulents Mesembryanthemum aequilaterale and Lobelia anceps form extensive patches, but on coastal rocks just above high tide the saltwater specialist is Salicornia australis.

References

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Pickard, J. 1983. Rare and Threatened Vascular Plants of Lord Howe Island. Biological Conservation, 27: 125-139.