Suaeda maritima

Suaeda maritima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Suaedoideae
Genus: Suaeda
Species: S. maritima
Binomial name
Suaeda maritima
(L.) Dumort.

Suaeda maritima is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known by the common names herbaceous seepweed[1] and annual seablite. It is a yellow-green shrub with fleshy, succulent leaves and green flowers. It grows to about 35 cm in salt marshes. [2]

References

  1. "Suaeda maritima". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. "Annual seablite Suaeda maritima". wildflowerfinder.org.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2012.


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