Salicornia bigelovii Torr.

  • Authority

    Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

  • Family

    Amaranthaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Salicornia bigelovii Torr.

  • Description

    Species Description - Annual, stout, erect or nearly so, 5-50 cm. tall, more or less branched, the branches stout. Scales ovate or triangular-ovate, sharply mucronate, 2-3 mm. long, at length spreading; fruiting spikes 1-12 cm. long, their joints not longer than thick; middle flower slightly higher than the lateral ones, reaching very nearly to the end of the joint; seed covered with short hairs.

  • Distribution

    In saline marshes. Abaco, Andros and Grand Turk : Nova Scotia to Florida and Texas ; California ; Cuba ; Puerto Rico ; Yucatan. Bigelow's Glasswort.

    Great Abaco Bahamas South America| Andros Island Bahamas South America| Grand Turk Bahamas South America| Nova Scotia Canada North America| Florida United States of America North America| Texas United States of America North America| California United States of America North America| Cuba South America| Puerto Rico South America| Yucatán Mexico North America|