Genus: Salicornia

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Last Modified 02/16/2012

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Nomenclature

Salicornia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 3. 1753.

List of Salicornia Species

References to Salicornia

  • Badger, K. S.; Ungar, I. A. 1994. Seed bank dynamics in an inland salt marsh, with special emphasis on the halophyte Hordeum jubatum L. Int. J. Plant Sci. 155: 66-72.
  • Ball, P. W. 1960. Collection and preservation of Salicornia. Bot. Soc. Brit. Isles Proc. 3: 392-393.
  • Egan, T. P.; Ungar, I. A. 1999. The effects of temperature and seasonal change on the germination of two salt marsh species, Atriplex prostrata and Salicornia europaea, along a salinity gradient. Int. J. Plant Sci. 160: 861-867.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee. 2003. Flora of North America, Volume 4. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. , 559 pages.
  • Judd, W. S.; Ferguson, I. K. 1999. The genera of Chenopodiaceae in the southeastern United States. Harvard Papers in Botany 4: 365-416.
  • Kadereit, G. et.al. 2006. Phylogeny of Salicornioideae (Chenopodiaceae): diversification, biogeography, and evolutionary trends in leaf and flower morphology. Taxon 55: 617-642.
  • Rand, T. A. 2000. Seed dispersal, habitat suitability and the distribution of halophytes across a salt marsh tidal gradient. J. Ecol. 88: 608-621.
  • Richards, C. L. et.al. 2005. Habitat range and phenotypic variation in salt marsh plants. Plant Ecology 176: 263-273.
  • Rivers, W. G.; Weber, D. J. 1971. The influence of salinity and temperature on seed germination in Salicornia bigelovii. Physiol. Pl. 24: 73-75.
  • Ruber, E.; Gillis, G.; Montagna, P. A. 1981. Production of dominant emergent vegetation and of pool algae on a northern Massachusetts salt marsh. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 108: 180-188.
  • Ungar, I. A. 1987. Population characteristics, growth, and survival of the halophyte Salicornia europaea. Ecology 68: 569-575.
  • Wolff, S. L.; Jefferies, R. L. 1987. Taxonomic status of diploid Salicornia europae (s.l.) (Chenopodiaceae) in northeastern North America. Canad. J. Bot. 65: 1420-1426.
  • Wolff, S. L.; Jefferies, R. L. 1987. Morphological and isozyme variation in Salicornia europae (s.l.) (Chenopodiaceae) in northeastern North America. Canad. J. Bot. 65: 1410-1419.
  • Wolters, M.; Bakker, J. P. 2002. Soil seed bank and driftline composition along a successional gradient on a temperate salt marsh. Applied Veg. Sci. 5: 55-62.