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Salicornia pacifica

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Name

Identification
Salicornia pacifica Standley, P.C. 1916 [family CHENOPODIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
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Flora

Entry for Sarcocornia pacifica (Standley) A. J. Scott [family CHENOPODIACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 4,
Names
Sarcocornia pacifica (Standley) A. J. Scott [family CHENOPODIACEAE], Bot. J. Linn. Soc., 75: 369. 1978
Salicornia pacifica Standley [family CHENOPODIACEAE], in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl., 21: 83. 1916
Treatment Author(s)
Peter W. Ball
Information
Woody stems erect or procumbent, creeping and sometimes rooting at base, 10–50 cm; stems sparingly to much-branched, younger branches with fleshy segments 5–20 × 2–4 mm. Terminal spikes: larger with 12–40 segments, 20–85 mm. Fertile segments: larger 2–4.5 × 2.5–3.8 mm; central flowers 1.6–2.8 × 1–2.5 mm; anthers 0.7–1 mm. Seeds 1.2–1.5 mm, pubescent; hairs curved or hooked, longer hairs 1–2 mm.
Phenology
jun-aug (summer), sep-nov (fall)
Altitude range
0 m;
Distribution
Mexico.USA Calif.USA Conn.USA Del.USA Fla.USA Ga.USA Md.USA Mass.USA N.H.USA N.J.USA N.Y.USA N.C.USA R.I.USA S.C.USA Va.
Discussion
Sarcocornia pacifica appears to be endemic to the Americas, although its precise delimitation and distribution are unclear. Well-grown plants can be easily recognized by the long terminal spikes, but depauperate plants are difficult to distinguish from S. perennis. The name Salicornia virginica has often been applied to this species.
Salicornia ambigua Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 2. 1803, may be the earliest name for this species, although it could also be a synonym of Sarcocornia perennis. Until the taxonomy of the east-coast plants of the genus has been resolved, the application of Michaux’s binomial is uncertain.

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