PLANTS Profile for Glaux maritima (sea milkwort)

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Glaux maritima L.
sea milkwort

Symbol:

GLMA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Primulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Images:
Glaux maritima L.

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Synonyms:
Glaux maritima L.

	GLMAO2	Glaux maritima L. ssp. obtusifolia (Fernald) B. Boivin
	GLMAA2	Glaux maritima L. var. angustifolia B. Boivin
	GLMAM2	Glaux maritima L. var. macrophylla B. Boivin
	GLMAO	Glaux maritima L. var. obtusifolia Fernald

Distribution:
Glaux maritima L.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, CO, ID, MA, MD, ME, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, RI, UT, VA, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Glaux maritima L.

View 11 genera in Primulaceae, 1 species in Glaux

Classification:
Glaux maritima L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Primulales
Family	Primulaceae – Primrose family
Genus	Glaux L. – milkwort
Species	Glaux maritima L. – sea milkwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Glaux maritima L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
Sea Milkwort		Endangered, Extirpated
Minnesota:
Sea Milkwort		Endangered
New Jersey:
sea-milkwort		Endangered
Rhode Island:
sea milkwort		Historical

Wetland Indicator Status:
Glaux maritima L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 3

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Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW+,OBL

OBL

OBL*

OBL

FACW+

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Glaux maritima L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23982.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 09/25/2008 01:53 AM MDT