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Salicornia europaea

Chicken Claws, Common Glasswort
Other regional names: Glasswort +1 more
  • Glasswort
  • Marsh Samphire
Also known as: Salicornia annua Sm. +18 more
  • Salicornia annua Sm.
  • Salicornia appressa Dumort.
  • Salicornia appressa x Salicornia obscura
  • Salicornia biennis Afzel. ex Sm.
  • Salicornia brachystachya (G.Mey.) D.König
  • Salicornia brachystachya subsp. gracilis
  • Salicornia brachystachya var. gracilis D.König
  • Salicornia europaea Dumort.
  • Salicornia europaea subsp. brachystachya (G.Mey.) R.Dahmen & Wissk.
  • Salicornia europaea subsp. herbacea (L.) O.Schwarz
  • Salicornia europaea subsp. simonkaiana Soó
  • Salicornia europaea var. brachystachya (C.A.Mey.) Jacobsen
  • Salicornia europaea var. europaea
  • Salicornia europaea var. herbacea L.
  • Salicornia gracillima Moss
  • Salicornia herbacea (L.) L.
  • Salicornia herbacea var. annua (Sm.) Pursh
  • Salicornia herbacea var. appressa Dumort.
  • Salicornia herbacea var. biennis (Afzel. ex Sm.) Fiori
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Amaranthaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.

Salicornia europaea (commonly known as Chicken-claws or Common Glasswort) is an annual belonging to the Amaranthaceae family. Indigenous to Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden

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