Salicornia depressa Standl.
Slender glasswort, samphire, chicken-claws, common glasswort, sleder glasswort
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Caryophyllidae | Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts |
Order | Caryophyllales | Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants |
Family | Amaranthaceae | Amaranth family |
Genus | Salicornia | From the Greek sal, “salt,” and cornus, ”a horn,” because these are saline plants with hornlike branches |
Species | depressa | Appearing to be pressed down flat |
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Salicornia europaea sensu Wolff & Jefferies, non L.
Salicornia europaea L. var. pachystachya (W.D.J. Koch) Fernald
Salicornia europaea L. var. simplex (Pursh) Fernald
Salicornia maritima auct. non Wolff & Jefferies
Salicornia virginica L.
Salicornia depressa description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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9/18/2016 · Deer Isle, at Water’s Edge
9/18/2016 · Deer Isle, at Water’s Edge
9/18/2016 · Edgar M. Tennis Preserve, Deer I, Maine
9/18/2016 · Deer Isle, at Water’s Edge
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