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Salicornia europaea

Flowering Plants

Salicornia europaea, known as marsh samphire, common glasswort or simply glasswort, is a halophytic annual dicot flowering plant. It is a succulent plant with a high water content that gives it a slightly translucent look, and it grows near saline water in Europe, where it is eaten both raw and cooked. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Relationship to People
Eaten or Drunk by People 1
Scientific Name
Salicornia europaea 3
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Amaranthaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Salicornia europaea

In Biome

Salt Marsh, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Salicornia europaea
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Europe

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Salicornia europaea (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Salicornia europaea, known as marsh samphire, common glasswort or just glasswort, is a halophytic annual dicot flowering plant.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 366305
    Salicornia europaea, known as marsh samphire, common glasswort or just glasswort, is a halophytic annual dicot flowering plant.
  • Edible use
    It is found near saline water in Europe and is edible both raw and cooked.
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2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Caryophyllales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12413
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12413
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Caryophyllales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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3. Wikipedia: Salicornia europaea
WikipediaWikidata Q27943 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Salicornia europaea
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 12239479, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 12239479, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Plants For A Future: Salicornia europaea
Plants For A Future
  • Edible Uses
    Young stems - raw or cooked as a potherb, added to soups etc[5, 13, 52, 62, 183].
  • In Biome: Salt Marsh, Habitats
    Coastal sands, mudflats and salt marshes, often near the low tide mark
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Wikidata: Salicornia europaea
Child Taxon Of: Amaranthaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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