Common name
English: Chickenclaws
English: Chickenclaws
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Caryophyllales (114)
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
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