Salicornia ambigua Michaux. Woody Glasswort, Perennial Glasswort, Guinea-bead, Wild Coral. Phen: Jul-Oct. Hab: Coastal salt marshes, primarily in salt pannes. Dist: NH south to FL, west to TX (at least); south through the West Indies to n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Syn: = NE, NY, Piirainen, Liebisch, & Kadereit (2017); = Sarcocornia ambigua (Michx.) M.Á.Alonso & M.B.Crespo – K4, WH3, Alonso & Crespo (2008); ? Arthrocnemum perenne (Mill.) Moss, misapplied to East Coast material; ? Salicornia perennis Mill. – S, Judd & Ferguson (1999), misapplied to East Coast material; ? Salicornia virginica L. – Bah, C, F, G, GW2, RAB, Tx, misapplied; >< Sarcocornia pacifica (Standl.) A.J.Scott – FNA4, K3, Mex, Va, misapplied to East Coast material; >< Sarcocornia perennis (Mill.) A.J.Scott – K1, misapplied to East Coast material
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