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Salicornia bigelovii Torr.
dwarf saltwort

       
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Line Drawing of Salicornia bigelovii Torr.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 22. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Salicornia bigelovii Torr.

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Synonyms:
Salicornia bigelovii Torr.

  SAMU3 Salicornia mucronata Bigelow, non Lag.
 

Distribution:
Salicornia bigelovii Torr.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, RI, SC, TX, VA), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Salicornia bigelovii Torr.

View 34 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 4 species in Salicornia
 

Classification:
Salicornia bigelovii Torr.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Chenopodiaceae – Goosefoot family
Genus Salicornia L. – pickleweed
Species Salicornia bigelovii Torr. – dwarf saltwort
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Salicornia bigelovii Torr.

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.

Maine:
dwarf glasswort              Special Concern
New Hampshire:
dwarf glasswort              Threatened
New York:
dwarf glasswort              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Salicornia bigelovii Torr.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO OBL* OBL NO NO OBL NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Salicornia bigelovii Torr.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20649.

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).

 

Related Web Sites:
Salicornia bigelovii Torr.

CA-CSU, Fullerton Images

Characterization of Salicornia bigelovii seed oil

ME-Maine Rare Plant Fact Sheet

Salicornia bigelovii-An Oilseed Halophyte For Seawater Irrigation

TNC-Global Invasive Species Initiative

UK-Plants For A Future

 
 
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