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Sarcocornia pacifica
Also called Pacific swampfire, Pacific glasswort, American Glasswort, Pacific Pickleweed, Sea Asparagus
Salicornia pacifica, also called pickleweed or sea asparagus, is a low-growing succulent perennial native to salt marshes along the Pacific coast of North America. Grow it in saline or alkaline, moist soil in full sun.
Salicornia pacifica, also known as pickleweed, sea asparagus, Pacific swampfire, Pacific glasswort or glasswort, is a species of low-growing perennial succulent halophyte in the genus Salicornia found in the Pacific coast of North America.
The species is native to salt marshes and alkaline soils along the Pacific coast of North America. It is occasionally found in Alaska and the East Coast. It occurs below 100 meters (330 feet) elevation. The genus is distributed globally.
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