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Pacific Glasswort
Salicornia pacifica
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Virginia GlasswortSalicornia depressa
Parish's glasswortArthroceras subterminale
Perennial GlasswortSalicornia perennis
Dwarf GlasswortSalicornia bigelovii
Beaded GlasswortSalicornia quinqueflora
IodinebushAllenrolfea occidentalis
South American GlasswortSalicornia neei
SaltwortBatis maritima
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| California | 6,020 |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,509 |
| British Columbia | 2,031 |
| Washington | 962 |
| Canada | 677 |
| Mexico | 140 |
| Baja California | 104 |
| Oregon | 90 |
| Baja California Sur | 29 |
| Arizona | 7 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | pinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales |
| Family | Amaranth family · Amaranthaceae |
| Genus | pickleweeds · Salicornia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pacific Glasswort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.