Salicornia pacifica Standl.
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Sarcocornia pacifica (Standl.) A.J. Scott Pickleweed, Pacific swampweed
Pickleweed is native to the Pacific coast of North America. Identification: These woody shrubs may be upright or close to the ground, and are 4-20" (10-50 cm) high. Branching is highly variable. Younger branches are composed of pickle-like green segments ⅛-¾" (5-20 mm) × ¹/₁₆-⅛" (2-4 mm). This, and the location in coastal salt marshes and tidal flats, are the key identifying features. Branches have reddish tips.
Pickleweed flowers, by jkirkhart35@flickr Online References:
The Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation The Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia The San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants Sarcocornia pacifica description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California Range:
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