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Salicornia pacifica

Pickleweed, formerly Salicornia virginica

  • Height:   1 ft - 3 ft
  • Life Cycle:   perennial
  • Growth Type:   flower
  • Flower Size:   minute
  • Flower Type:   inconspicuous
  • Bloom Type:   fall
  • Flower Color:   white
  • Native to California:   YES
  • California Range:   coast - inland
  • Water Requirements:   medium
  • Salt Tolerance:   medium
  • Characteristics / Comments:   found in washes/riparian areas
  • Fire Resistant / Low Fuel:   TRUE
  • Average Live Seed per Bulk Pound:   340,000
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Taxon report data from Calflora

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View Salicornia pacifica at Calflora.com

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Salicornia pacifica

Common Name:Pickleweed

Salicornia pacifica, a angiosperm, is a perennial herb that is native to California.

US Distribution:
Plant Community(s):Coastal Salt Marsh
Habitat:coastal salt-marsh
Family:Chenopodiaceae

Name Status:

Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

County distribution list:

Alameda, ContraCosta, Humboldt, Inyo, Lake, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, Orange, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma, Ventura

See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in Calfornia.

Links: USDA Plants Profile | Jepson Herbarium

Website references on Google

Bloom Months
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