PLANTS Profile for Salicornia rubra (red swampfire)

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Salicornia rubra A. Nelson
red swampfire

Symbol:

SARU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Chenopodiaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Bob Moseley. 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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Salicornia rubra A. Nelson

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Synonyms:
Salicornia rubra A. Nelson

	SAEUR	Salicornia europaea L. ssp. rubra (A. Nelson) Breitung
	SAEUP3	Salicornia europaea L. var. prona (Lunell) B. Boivin

Distribution:
Salicornia rubra A. Nelson


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USA (AK, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, KS, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NS, NT, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Salicornia rubra A. Nelson

View 34 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 4 species in Salicornia

Classification:
Salicornia rubra A. Nelson

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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 rubra A. Nelson – red swampfire

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Salicornia rubra A. Nelson

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.