Salicornia pacifica
Amaranthaceae
American Glasswort
Perennial or small shrub. Stems creeping, root at nodes. Branches look like pickles, round, fleshy, erect, prostrate to upright, jointed. Usually 3 tiny flowers are attached into the joint rings along with rounded bracts. Grows in saltwater marshes, alkaline flats, from sea level to 3500 ft.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 8–35 inches
- Habitat: Coastal
- Found In: Great Basin, Olympic NP
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Slender Pickleweed
- Latin Synonyms: Sarcocornia perennis, Sarcocornia pacifica, Salicornia perennis
