Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Salicornia pacifica |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Chenopodiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | chenopod; chenopode; goosefoot; pigweed; pigweeds |
| Genus common name(s) | salicornia; jointed-glasswort; jointed glasswort; swampfire |
| Species common name(s) | Pacific glasswort; Pacific swampfire; Pacific pickleweed |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common pickleweed, perennial glasswart, perennial pickleweed are applied to multiple Salicornia taxa; glasswort, glass-wort, glass wort, glasswart, kelpwort are applied to multiple Chenopodiaceae taxa; saltwort, salt-wort, salt wort, pickleweed, pickle-weed, pickle weed, pickelweed, pickel-weed, peckel weed, samphire are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Amaranthaceae; Salicornia virginica L., misapplied; Sarcocornia pacifica (Standl.) A.J. Scott |
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