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perennial glasswort
Salicornia ambigua
27 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
Perennial GlasswortSalicornia perennis
Virginia GlasswortSalicornia depressa
Dwarf GlasswortSalicornia bigelovii
sea purslaneSesuvium portulacastrum
Beaded GlasswortSalicornia quinqueflora
Common GlasswortSalicornia europaea
Pacific GlasswortSalicornia pacifica
SaltwortBatis maritima
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 637 |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 41 |
| Uruguay | 41 |
| Massachusetts | 20 |
| New York | 17 |
| Maldonado | 15 |
| Rocha | 12 |
| South Carolina | 11 |
| Canelones | 9 |
| Connecticut | 8 |
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 |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
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 perennial glasswort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.