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Salicornia depressa  Standl.
Virginia glasswort
Salicornia depressa is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
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Bloom Period
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:
PLANTSSalicornia europaea sensu
PLANTSSalicornia europaea var. pachystachya
PLANTSSalicornia europaea var. simplex
PLANTSSalicornia maritima
PLANTSSalicornia virginica
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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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 08/19/2022).