Sarcocornia perennis (Virginia glasswort)

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Sarcocornia perennis (Mill.) A.J. Scott

Virginia glasswort, perennial glasswort, chickenclaws

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Arthrocnemum perenne (Mill.) Moss
Sarcocornia ambigua (Michx.) M.A. Alonso & M.B. Crespo
Salicornia ambigua Michx.
Salicornia perennis Mill.

4/13/2015 · Christian Point Hiking Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 10 × 14″ (25 × 35 cm) ID is uncertain

4/13/2015 · Christian Point Hiking Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 19 cm)

4/13/2015 · Christian Point Hiking Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 7 × 8″ (16 × 20 cm)

4/13/2015 · Christian Point Hiking Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (55 × 39 cm) ID is uncertain

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Caryophyllidae	Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts
Order	Caryophyllales	Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants
Family	Amaranthaceae	Amaranth family
Genus	Sarcocornia	From Greek sarco, ”fleshy,“ and Latin cornis, ”horned,“ in reference to the appearance of the plants
Species	perennis	Perennial

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Sarcocornia perennis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.