OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Salicornia ambigua   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN, APPARENTLY MISAPPLIED TO EAST COAST MATERIAL PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarcocornia perennis   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

(?) (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-05-003:

Salicornia virginica   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Perennial Glasswort, Woody Glasswort, Pickleweed


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Salicornia ambigua   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN, APPARENTLY MISAPPLIED TO EAST COAST MATERIAL PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarcocornia perennis   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

(?) (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-05-003:
Salicornia virginica   FAMILY Chenopodiaceae

 

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3115

Subshrub; Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Coastal salt marshes, primarily in salt pannes, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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

LEAVES:
Simple - scale-like, small, connate
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Green?
3 persistent sepals (usually)
Petals absent
1-2 stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Utricle

 

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