Salicornia depressa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Salicornia depressa Standl.

Virginia glasswort

2012 Jason Matthias Mills

2014 Cuyler Stapelmann

2006 Doreen L. Smith

2012 Jason Matthias Mills

Salicornia depressa is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Genus:	Salicornia
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Salicornia europaea var. pachystachya
PLANTS	Salicornia europaea var. simplex
PLANTS	Salicornia maritima
PLANTS	Salicornia virginica

Information about Salicornia depressa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SADE10) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/03/2023).