Salicornia fruticosa, synonym Sarcocornia fruticosa, known commonly as the shrubby marsh samphire, is a species of glasswort in the family Amaranthaceae (pigweeds). It is native to southern Europe, north Africa, Western Asia and Yemen. It is a halophyte, a plant that can grow in saline conditions.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Shrubby marsh samphire being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Arthrocaulon macrostachyum
- Arthroceras subterminale
- Salicornia pillansii
- Salicornia neei
- Salicornia perennis
- Salicornia littorea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Salicornia
- Species
- Salicornia fruticosa
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