Salicornia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 3 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. & Subtropical coasts and saline inland areas.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Western Sahara

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aldabra, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Aruba, Austria, Bahamas, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cayman Is., Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Florida, France, Galápagos, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Haiti, Hungary, Idaho, India, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Mississippi, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel I, Myanmar, Namibia, Nebraska, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Qinghai, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sinai, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Texas, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Turks-Caicos Is., Tuva, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, Western Australia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Extinct in:

Illinois

Introduced into:

Hawaii, Michigan

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kadereit, G., Ball, P., Beer, S., Mucina, L., Sokoloff, D. Teege, P., Yaprak, A.E. & Freitag, H. (2007). A taxonomic nightmare comes true: phylogeny and biogeography of glassworths (Salicornia L., Chenopodiaceae). Taxon 56: 1143-1170.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 86.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Sp. Pl. ed. 5: 4 (1754).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Sp. Pl., ed. 5, 4 (1754)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Moss, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000899793 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scott, W. United Kingdom K:SPC-29193.000 No
Graham, R.A. [4711] K:SPC-16956.000 No
Moss, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000899794 Unknown Type Material Yes
Townsend, C.C. United Kingdom K:SPC-25732.000 No
Collenette, I.S. [6405] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-49805.000 No
Graham, R.A.; Tutin, T.G. [4715] K:SPC-16949.000 No
Turrill, W.B.; Hubbard, C.E. United Kingdom K:SPC-16959.000 No
Pryce, R.D. K:SPC-48352.000 No
Graham, R.A.; Tutin, T.G. [4714] K:SPC-16962.000 No
Turrill, W.B.; Hubbard, C.E. United Kingdom K:SPC-16963.000 No
Rodway, F.A. [1267] Australia K:SPC-18113.000 No
Hubbard, C.E. K:SPC-32149.000 No
McWebster, M. Ireland K:SPC-16955.000 No
Graham, R.A.; Tutin, T.G. [4709] K:SPC-16957.000 No
Graham, R.A.; Tutin, T.G. [4712] K:SPC-16960.000 No
Graham, R.A.; Tutin, T.G. [4710] K:SPC-16958.000 No
Townsend, C.C. United Kingdom K:SPC-25737.000 No
Collenette, I.S. [6413] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-52262.000 No
Townsend, C.C. United Kingdom K:SPC-25734.000 No
Melville, R. [5706] New Zealand K:SPC-36852.000 No
Ash [1817] Ethiopia K:SPC-35876.000 No
Dec 21, 1928 illegible [5310] South Africa Arthrocnemum K000243906 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 21, 1928 Wolley-Dod, A.H. [2691] South Africa Arthrocnemum K000243903 Type Yes
Dec 21, 1928 Wolley-Dod, A.H. [2398] South Africa Arthrocnemum K000243904 Type Yes
Richmond, M. [B] Tanzania Arthrocnemum K:SPC-63160.000 No
Richmond, M. [A] Tanzania Arthrocnemum K:SPC-63161.000 No
Kerr, J.G. [39] Argentina Arthrocnemum K001207022 Yes
Pabst, G.F. [8293] Brazil Arthrocnemum K001207024 Yes
Emden, N.L. [14] Cabo Verde Arthrocnemum K:SPC-16076.005 No
Richmond, M. [F] Tanzania Arthrocnemum K:SPC-63159.000 No
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Arthrocnemum K000243905 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou [8086] Brazil Arthrocnemum K001207021 Yes
Burchell [1570] Brazil Arthrocnemum K001207023 Yes
Richmond, M. [H] Tanzania Arthrocnemum K:SPC-63164.000 No
Palmieri, F. [s.n.] Brazil Arthrocnemum K001207025 Yes
Richmond, M. [G] Tanzania Arthrocnemum K:SPC-63163.000 No
Richmond, M. [C] Tanzania Arthrocnemum K:SPC-63162.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile Arthrocnemum K000583251 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0