Santa Ana River, last 1.5 mi., 7-15-12. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Woody Glasswort
(Pacific Pickleweed)

Salicornia pacifica

Native to California and beyond

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Salicornia bigelovi (green) and pacifica (gray), Upper Newport Bay, nr Big Canyon, 7-12-12. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Salicornia bigelovii (L) and pacifica (R). Upper Newport Bay, nr Big Canyon, 7-12-12. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA 9-11-11. © Joan Avise

 


Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA 9-11-11. © Joan Avise

Fruiting spike or horn. Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA 9-11-11. © Joan Avise

Plants can root from decumbent stems. Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA 9-11-11. © Joan Avise


Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA 9-11-11. © Joan Avise


Yellow flowers extend to near the tips of the stems. Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA 8-16-11. © Joan Avise

Perennial plant with woody base. Bolsa Chica Wetlands, Huntington Beach, CA 11-12-06. © Joan Avise

Marblehead, SW Corner, San Clmts., 3-20-11. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Dodder, Cuscuta pacifica on Salicornia pacifica,
San Diego Creek Channel, j E Jamboree, NB, 7-8-12. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Salicornia pacifica (L) and Arthrocnemum subterminale (R), Vic Santa Ana River, last 1.5 mi., 7-15-12. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Salicornia pacifica (L) and Arthrocnemum subterminale (R), Vic Santa Ana River, last 1.5 mi., 7-15-12. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Salicornia pacifica (L) and bigelovii (R), Upper Newport Bay, nr Big Canyon, 7-12-12. © Ron Vanderhoff.