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Suaeda taxifolia

Suaeda taxifolia (Standl.) Standl.

Needle-leaf Seepweed, Woolly Sea-blite, Woolly Seablite

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family)

Synonym(s): Suaeda californica var. pubescens, Suaeda californica var. taxifolia, Suaeda taxifolia ssp. brevifolia

USDA Symbol: SUTA2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Fruit: Utricle.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Coastal bluffs, margins of salt marshes.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:			FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Suaeda taxifolia in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Suaeda taxifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Suaeda taxifolia

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-28
Research By: CBR

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