Salicornia europaea

Salicornia europaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Salicornia
Species:
S. europaea
Binomial name
Salicornia europaea
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Salicornia annua Sm.
    • Salicornia appressa Dumort.
    • Salicornia biennis Afzel. ex Sm.
    • Salicornia europaea subsp. brachystachya (G.Mey.) R.Dahmen & Wissk.
    • Salicornia europaea var. herbacea L.
    • Salicornia europaea var. pachystachya (W.D.J.Koch) Fernald
    • Salicornia gracillima Moss
    • Salicornia herbacea (L.) L.
    • Salicornia herbacea var. annua (Sm.) Pursh
    • Salicornia herbacea var. pachystachya W.D.J.Koch
    • Salicornia herbacea var. ramosissima Hook.f.
    • Salicornia intermedia J.Woods
    • Salicornia megastachya J.Woods
    • Salicornia peregrina Weinm. ex Ung.-Sternb.
    • Salicornia radicans Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
    • Salicornia ramosissima (Hook.f.) J.Woods ex W.A.Clarke & E.S.Marshall
    • Salicornia salsola Montbret ex Ung.-Sternb.
    • Salicornia simonkaiana Soó
    • Salicornia smithiana Moss

Salicornia europaea, known as marsh samphire,[2] common glasswort[3] or just glasswort, is a halophytic annual dicot flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. Glasswort is a succulent herb also known as "pickle weed" or "marsh samphire". As a succulent, it has high water content, which accounts for its slightly translucent look and gives it the descriptive name "glasswort". To some people, it is known as "chicken toe" because of its shape. To others, it is called "saltwort".[4] It grows in various zones of intertidal salt marshes, on beaches, and among mangroves.[5]

  1. ^ "Salicornia europaea L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. ^ David Chapman (2008). Exploring the Cornish Coast. Penzance: Alison Hodge. p. 79. ISBN 9780906720561.
  3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. ^ "Glasswort a tasty treat". 29 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Glasswort-(Salicornia europaea)". 8 October 2020.