Calflora
Taxon  Report   11092    
Suaeda nigra  (Raf.) J. F. Macbr.
Bush seepweed
Suaeda nigra, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Suaeda moquinii
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Chenopodiaceae  
Genus: Suaeda

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, Coastal Sage Scrub, Sagebrush Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Alkali Sink, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFSuaeda moquinii
JEFSuaeda torreyana var. ramosissima
JEFSuaeda torreyana var. torreyana
More information about  Suaeda nigra

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: 05/25/2022).