Species: Salicornia maritima
Jointed Glasswort
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Salicornia
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Sea Saltwort - Slender Grasswort - slender grasswort
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Goosefoot Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae - Salicornia - According to Kartesz (1994 checklist), this is the correct name for the North American plants widely called Salicornia europaea; the true S. europaea of Linnaeus is not known to occur in North America. LEM 23Aug94.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Annual herb.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1994-08-23
Global Status Last Changed
1994-08-23
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Patchy distribution in North America, Eurasia, and Africa.