Sarcocornia perennis (P. Mill.) A.J. Scott

English: Chickenclaws

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Caryophyllales (112)

        Family: Amaranthaceae (17)(family description)

          Genus: Sarcocornia (1)

            Epithet: perennis (P. Mill.) A.J. Scott (2)

Synonyms: Arthrocnemum ambiguum (Michx.) Moq., Arthrocnemum perenne (P. Mill.) Moss, Salicornia ambigua Michx.

ambigua => doubtful, of uncertain relationship

ambiguum => doubtful, of uncertain relationship

perenne => perennial, lasting more than two years

perennis => perennial, lasting more than two years

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: helophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: green, yellow

Check for Sarcocornia perennis at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [66] Sarcocornia perennis (Miller) A.J. Scott subsp. alpini (Lag.) Castroviejo - Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental

• [31] Canzobre, H.L., Samartín, L.A. (1998): Guía da flora do litoral galego. Edicións Xerais de Galicia, Vigo, Spain.