Salicornia

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Salicornia L.
AMARANTHACEAE
GLASSWORT
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Classification
CARYOPHYLLALES
Salicornia
Citation
SALICORNIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 3. 1753.
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TYPE: Salicornia europaea Linnaeus 1753. Typified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 21. 1913.
Distribution Map Present

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Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Salicornia ambigua PERENNIAL GLASSWORT; VIRGINIA GLASSWORT Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
Salicornia bigelovii ANNUAL GLASSWORT; DWARF GLASSWORT Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
Identification Key
1.  Perennial from a slender rhizome; basal stems often sprawling and branching with terminal erect stems; typically some stems not terminated by an inflorescence; dried inflorescence ca. 1-2 mm wide
S. ambigua
1.  Annual from a slender taproot; main stem usually erect and solitary at the base, many-branched apically, the branches ascending to erect; all stems terminating in an inflorescence; dried inflorescence ca. 2-3 mm wide
S. bigelovii
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Sarcocornia Sarcocornia A. J. Scott, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 75: 366. 1978 ("1977"). TYPE: Sarcocornia perennis (Miller) A. J. Scott 1978. (Salicornia perennis Miller 1768.)