Salicornia
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See also: salicornia
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin sal (“salt”) + Latin cornu (“horn”).
Proper noun
[edit]Salicornia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – succulent, salt-tolerant herbs (glasswort, pickleweed, swampfire, and marsh samphire).
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Amaranthaceae – family; Salicornioideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Salicornia perennis (chickenclaws) - type species; Salicornia bigelovii (dwarf saltwort), Salicornia depressa (Virginia glasswort), Salicornia maritima (slender grasswort), Salicornia rubra (red swampfire), Salicornia pacifica (Pacific swampfire), Salicornia utahensis (Utah swampfire) - selected other species; for other species see Salicornia on WikispeciesWikispecies or Salicornia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
[edit]- Salicornia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Salicornia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Salicornia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Salicornia at USDA Plants database