Sarcocornia

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Sarcocornia
Sarcocornia perennis (perennial glasswort)
Sarcocornia perennis (perennial glasswort)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Salicornioideae
Genus: Sarcocornia
Species

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Sarcocornia is a genus of succulent salt tolerant coastal plants.

[edit] Species

  • S. alpini
  • S. blackiana (Thick-head Glasswort) (Australia)
  • S. fruticosa
  • Sarcocornia globosa (Australia)
  • Sarcocornia pacifica (Pacific Swampfire or Pacific Glasswort) (United States)
  • Sarcocornia perennis (Chickenclaws, Perennial Glasswort, Virginia Glasswort) (United States)
    • S. perennis subsp. alpini
    • S. perennis subsp. perennis
  • Sarcocornia pulvinata
  • Sarcocornia quinqueflora (Australian Samphire or Beaded Glasswort) (Australia)
    • S. quinqueflora subsp. quinqueflora
    • S. quinqueflora subsp. tasmanica
  • Sarcocornia utahensis (Utah Swampfire) (western United States)