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Salicornia ambigua

Family:Amaranthaceae
Species:Salicornia ambigua Michx.
Common Name:perennial glasswort
Habitat:Upper edges of salt marshes and adjacent maritime areas. Growing in dense patches.
Associated Ecological Communities:High salt marsh, Inland salt marsh, Salt panne
Growth Habit:Herbaceous
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
Plant Notes:Glasswort was eaten fresh with vinegar, pepper and olive oil, or packed for winter consumption in sealed jars with vinegar only, as the plant contained plenty of salt already (Grace Lewis, The Post-Standard, Friday, 13 May 1933, Sect. 2, p 21).
Taxonomic Notes:Most specimens of this taxon were at one point named Salicornia virginca. The name Salicornia virginica has been misapplied to this perennial taxon as the type specimen of S. virginica is an annual species (Ball 2003).
Status:Native, OBL (NCNE), OBL (EMP), S4 (State Rank), CoC: 8
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Classification

SupraordinalEudicots
Order Caryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
Genus Salicornia
SpeciesSalicornia ambigua Michx. - perennial glasswort

Citation

Citation Salicornia ambigua Michx.
Basionym: **
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Source

CountyYearHerbariaNotesSubmission Info
Bronx1965 BKL – BKL00049523
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Bronx1994 BKL – BKL00049527
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Bronx1966 BKL – BKL00049514
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1886 BKL – BKL00049511
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings  BKL – BKL00049510
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings  BKL – BKL00049512
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1938 BH – BH 000 010 974
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/13/2009 - David Werier
Kings1936 BKL – BKL00049509
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1938 BH – BH 000 010 973
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/13/2009 - David Werier
Nassau1923 BH – BH 000 010 972
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/13/2009 - David Werier
Nassau1896 BKL – BKL00049528
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1915 BKL – BKL00049521
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1938 BH – BH 000 010 963
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/13/2009 - David Werier
Nassau1923 BKL – BKL00049533
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1885 BKL – BKL00049525
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1938 BH
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia ambigua
Werier (2017) voucher!; W.C. Muenscher & O.F. Curtis Jr. 6095 3/6/2018 - David Werier
Queens1899 BKL – BKL00049529
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1916 BKL – BKL00049532
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1918 BH – BH 000 010 964
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/13/2009 - David Werier
Queens1916 BH – BH 000 010 971
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/13/2009 - David Werier
Queens1918 BH – BH 000 010 961
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/13/2009 - David Werier
Richmond1910 BKL – BKL00049536
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1929 BKL – BKL00049516
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1931 BKL – BKL00049526
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1934 BKL – BKL00049515
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1873 BKL – BKL00049524
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1915 BKL – BKL00049522
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1915 BKL – BKL00049519
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1938 BH – BH 000 010 962
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/13/2009 - David Werier
Suffolk1990 BKL – BKL00049530
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk2000 BKL – BKL00012413
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk2000 BKL – BKL00013300
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk2000 BKL – BKL00012409
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1872 BKL – BKL00049513
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1929 BKL – BKL00049517
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1915 BKL – BKL00049520
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1938 BH – BH 000 010 970
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/13/2009 - David Werier
Suffolk1915 BH – BH 000 010 969
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/13/2009 - David Werier
Suffolk1938 BH – BH 000 010 968
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/13/2009 - David Werier
Suffolk1938 BH – BH 000 010 967
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/13/2009 - David Werier
Suffolk1944 BH – BH 000 010 966
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/13/2009 - David Werier
Suffolk1923 BH – BH 000 010 965
Herbarium Name Used: Salicornia perennis
  2/13/2009 - David Werier
Suffolk1916 BKL – BKL00049518
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1939 BKL – BKL00049531
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1915 BKL – BKL00049534
Herbarium Name Used: Sarcocornia pacifica
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymTypeNotes
Salicornia perennis Salicornia perennis Mill. misapplied   
Salicornia virginica Salicornia virginica L. misapplied   
Sarcocornia pacifica Sarcocornia pacifica (Standl.) A.J. Scott misapplied