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        Species - Western Sea-blite - Suaeda occidentalis

Western Sea-blite - Suaeda occidentalis

Other Names: Western Seepweed

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR
C-value: 4

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General Description

Annual. Stems erect, branched throughout, 5–30 cm. Leaves 5–10 mm long. Glomerules of 1 to 3 flowers, the bracts linear to narrowly lanceolate without scarious margins. Flowers: calyx segments ca. 1 mm, unequal, wrinkled at maturity, at least 1 with a horn-like appendage. Seeds lenticular and black or flat and brown, ca. 1.5 mm (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Range Comments

In MT only known from Custer County; WA to MT and west to OR, CA, NV, and UT (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Habitat

Moist saline or alkaline soil around wetlands; plains (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

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References

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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Western Sea-blite — Suaeda occidentalis. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on November 21, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDCHE0P080