Amaranthaceae
Suaeda

Suaeda maritima (L.) Dumort.

First published in Fl. Belg.: 22 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Canada to E. U.S.A., Europe to W. Siberia, Macaronesia, N. Africa to Indo-China. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Central European Russia, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Libya, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, NW. Balkan Pen., Pennsylvania, Portugal, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Vietnam, Virginia, West Siberia, Western Sahara

Extinct in:

Poland

Introduced into:

Tasmania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Brandt, R. (2015). Phylogeny and biogeography of Suaeda subg. Brezia (Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae) in the Americas. Plant Systematics and Evolution 301: 2351-2375.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1995). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 9: 1-482. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Dobignard, A., Jacquemoud, F. & Jordan, D. (1992). Matériaux pour la conaissance floristique du Sahara occidental et l'Anti-Atlas méridional. I. Pteridophyta à Rosaceae. Candollea 47: 113-179.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hedge, I.C., Akhani, H., Freitag, H., Kothe-Heinrich, G., Podlech, D., Rilke, S. & Uotila, P. (1997). Flora Iranica 172: 1-371. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Japan IIa: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Jonsell, B. (ed.) (2001). Flora Nordica 2: 1-430. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Park, C.W. (ed.) (2018). Flora of Korea 3: 1-131. National Institute of Biological Resources.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Santisuk, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Thailand 7(2): 253-349. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Clapham, Tutin & Warburg Fl. Brit. Isl. 359 (1952).
  • Fl. Belg. 22 (1827)
  • Trochain Contrib. Étude Vég. Sénégal 114, 384, t. 4, photo 366 (1940)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Brandt, R. (2015). Phylogeny and biogeography of Suaeda subg. Brezia (Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae) in the Americas. Plant Systematics and Evolution 301: 2351-2375.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1995). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 9: 1-482. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 2: 1-429. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Dobignard, A., Jacquemoud, F. & Jordan, D. (1992). Matériaux pour la conaissance floristique du Sahara occidental et l'Anti-Atlas méridional. I. Pteridophyta à Rosaceae. Candollea 47: 113-179.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 4: 1-559. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.
  • Hedge, I.C., Akhani, H., Freitag, H., Kothe-Heinrich, G., Podlech, D., Rilke, S. & Uotila, P. (1997). Flora Iranica 172: 1-371. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Santisuk, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Thailand 7(2): 253-349. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Sheremetova, S.A., Ebel, A.L. & Buko, T.E. (2011). Supplement to the flora of Kemerovo region since 2001 till 2010. Turczaninowia 14(1): 65-74.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1924 Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000899748 Holotype Yes
s.coll. [2268] K005393739 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [5955] Spain K:SPC-03658.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K005393736 Yes
Aellen, P. [2058] France K005393744 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [3054] Australia K:SPC-21940.000 No
Gonan [[3]] France K005393737 Yes
[Janka] [s.n.] K005393748 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K005393730 Yes
Loriente, E. [s.n.] Spain K001890695 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR146] United Kingdom K001767998 Yes
Jedlicka, J.; Slavonovsky, F. [s.n.] Czech Republic K005393747 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005393743 Yes
Senay, P. [S157] France K005393733 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005393735 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005393749 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [541] United Kingdom K:SPC-30420.000 No
Townsend, C.C. United Kingdom K:SPC-25733.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K000899757 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005393742 Yes
[Audibert] [s.n.] K005393741 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K005393731 Yes
Verdcourt; Wilmot-Dear [5380D] France K005393734 Yes
Endrefs [s.n.] France K005393729 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005393740 Yes
[Shutter] [s.n.] France K005393738 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Czech Republic K005393745 Yes
Podpera, J.; Sirjaev, G. [s.n.] Czech Republic K005393746 Yes
de Litardière, R. [855] France K005393732 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6944] Salsola fruticosa K001126314 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6944] Salsola fruticosa K001126313 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6944] Salsola fruticosa K001126316 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6944] India Salsola fruticosa K001126315 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fernald, M.L. [s.n.] United States Suaeda richii K000899763 Unknown Type Material Yes

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    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Common Names from Kew's Living Collection Database

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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