Salicornia perennis

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Salicornia perennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Salicornia
Species:
S. perennis
Binomial name
Salicornia perennis
Mill.
Synonyms[1]
  • Arthrocnemum ambiguum (Michx.) Moq.
  • (Sm.) Moq. Moss
  • Duval-Jouve Sarcathria ambigua
  • Salicornia lignosa Raf.
  • Arthrocnemum perenne J.Woods
  • (Sm.) Raf. Sarcocornia perennis
  • Salicornia longispicata (Mill.) A.J.Scott
  • Arthrocnemum fruticosum var. radicans (Mill.) Fourc.
  • A.Chev. (J.Woods) O'Call.
  • Salicornia radicans Arthrocnemum variiflorum
  • Sm. Sarcocornia perennis var. lignosa
  • Sarcathria radicans Salicornia sarmentosa

Salicornia perennis, synonym Sarcocornia perennis,[1] otherwise known as perennial glasswort, is a species of halophytic perennial[2] plant within the family Amaranthaceae. It has a widespread but patchy native distribution, being found in parts of Western Europe, northern and southern Africa, North America from southeast Alaska to south Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America.[1] It is native to the coasts of southern Britain and Ireland,[3] where it is classified as nationally scarce.[4] The species flowers between July and October.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Salicornia perennis Mill." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  2. "Wildflowers - Perennial Glasswort". Dorset Nature. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. "Sarcocornia perennis". NBN Atlas. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. "Sarcocornia perennis (Mill.) A.J. Scott - Perennial Glasswort". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. "Glassworts". Flora of East Anglia An Identification Guide. Retrieved 9 June 2020.