Salicornia rubra
Inflorescences
In a saline seep in Montana

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Salicornia
Species:
S. rubra
Binomial name
Salicornia rubra
Synonyms[1]
  • Salicornia borealis S.L.Wolff & Jefferies
  • Salicornia europaea var. prona (Lunell) B.Boivin
  • Salicornia europaea subsp. rubra (A.Nelson) Breitung
  • Salicornia rubra var. prona Lunell

Salicornia rubra, the Rocky Mountain glasswort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae.[2] It is native to colder or higher areas of North America; the Yukon, Nunavut, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario in Canada, and the western and north-central US. It has been introduced to Quebec and Michigan, and has gone extinct in Illinois.[1] A halophyte, it is one of the most salt-tolerant plants of North America.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Salicornia rubra A.Nelson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ↑ GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. "Salicornia rubra A.Nelson". gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Ajmal Khan, M.; Gul, Bilquees; Weber, Darrell J. (2000). "Germination responses of Salicornia rubra to temperature and salinity". Journal of Arid Environments. 45 (3): 207–214. Bibcode:2000JArEn..45..207A. doi:10.1006/jare.2000.0640.


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