NameThatPlant.net: Salsola kali var. caroliniana

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salsola kali var. caroliniana FAMILY Chenopodiaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.

Read more about Southern Saltwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salsola kali ssp. pontica FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-07-001?:

Salsola kali FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Southern Saltwort, Carolina Saltwort

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salsola kali var. caroliniana FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salsola kali ssp. pontica FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-07-001?:
Salsola kali FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

2314

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Upper beaches, fore-dunes, and island-end flats, rarely inland in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Often considered to be introduced in North America but it may well be native

Uncommon

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaves with a strong apical spine ("mucro")

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Green
5 sepals
Petals absent
5 stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Utricle

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