Suaeda maritima | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Subfamily: | Suaedoideae |
Genus: | Suaeda |
Species: | S. maritima |
Binomial name | |
Suaeda maritima (L.) Dumort. |
Suaeda maritima is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known by the common names herbaceous seepweed and annual seablite. It is a yellow-green shrub with fleshy, succulent leaves and green flowers. It grows to about 35 cm in salt marshes.