Suaeda esteroa
Suaeda esteroa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Suaeda |
Species: | S. esteroa
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Binomial name | |
Suaeda esteroa Ferren & Whitmore
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Suaeda esteroa is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae known by the common name estuary seablite. It is a yellow-green to reddish subshrub with fleshy, succulent leaves. It is native to the estuaries and salt marshes of coastal southern California and Baja California.
External links[]
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Calflora.org
- San Diego Sierra Club
- United States Department of Agriculture
- Flora of North America
- Photo gallery
Further reading[]
- Ferren, W. R. and S. A. Whitmore. (1983). Suaeda esteroa (Chenopodiaceae), a new species from estuaries of southern California and Baja California. Madroño 30 181–190.
Categories:
- Suaeda
- Salt marsh plants
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of California
- Plants described in 1983
- Natural history of Los Angeles County, California
- Natural history of Orange County, California
- Natural history of San Diego County, California
- Amaranthaceae stubs