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Salicornia maritima
Salicornia maritima Wolff & Jefferies
Slender Grasswort, Slender Glasswort
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)
Synonym(s): Salicornia europaea, Salicornia europaea var. prostrata, Salicornia herbacea, Salicornia prostrata, Salicornia ramosissima
USDA Symbol: SAMA11
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
A fleshy, seemingly leafless, opposite-branched plant with green flower spikes, turning reddish, and thick, cylindrical stem joints longer than wide.
This succulent turns reddish in the fall on northern tidal marshes. Dwarf Glasswort (S. bigelovii) is usually unbranched, with joints wider than long; American Glasswort (S. virginica) has creeping stems that form extensive mats.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Size Notes: Stems procumbent to erect, infrequently prostrate, up to about 1 foot long.
Fruit: Utricle.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: GreenBloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Flowers are inconspicuous.
Distribution
USA: AK , CA , CT , DE , GA , IL , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MS , MT , NH , NJ , NV , NY , OH , RI , WACanada: NB , NL , NS , PE
Native Distribution: Ontario east to Nova Scotia, south along coast to Georgia, and west to Louisiana; local in Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio; also along Pacific Coast from Alaska to California.
Native Habitat: Coastal and inland salt marshes, especially bare peat, and salt licks.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Salicornia maritima in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Salicornia maritima in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Salicornia maritima
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-03-20Research By: TWC Staff