Plant Index
Suaeda linearis
Suaeda linearis (Elliott) Moq.
southern sea-blite
Synonym(s): Dondia linearis
Image ID: 33752
Image by: Fleming, Gary P.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library
PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: SULISCIENTIFIC NAME: Suaeda linearis
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-02-05
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: SUAEDGENUS SCIENTIFIC: Suaeda
GENUS AUTHORITY: Forssk. ex J.F. Gmel.
GENUS COMMON: Seepweed
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 100 species, herbs and subshrubs, of cosmopolitan distribution.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Judd & Ferguson (1999)=Z; Ferren & Schenk in FNA (2003b); Hopkins & Blackwell (1977)=Y; Fisher et al. (1997); Kühn in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: CHENOPFAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Chenopodiaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Ventenat 1799
FAMILY COMMON: Goosefoot Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 100 genera and about 150 species, herbs and shrubs, cosmopolitan, but especially in xeric and/or saline areas. Sometimes recently included in the Amaranthaceae, but each traditional family is monophyletic and there seems no reason to combine them.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Welsh, Crompton, & Clemants in FNA (2003b); Judd & Ferguson (1999)=Z; Fuentes-Bazan, Uotila, & Borsch (2012); Fuentes-Bazan, Mansion, & Borsch (2012); Kühn in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
NCBG DESCRIPTIVES
INTRO: Erect or ascending annual of island-end flats, marsh edges and brackish flats.STEMS: Stems profusely branched, woody at the base, green or red and smooth.
LEAVES: Leaves alternate, sessile, linear and sharp-pointed, 1/8-2 in. long, succulent, green or red and smooth.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Flowers in small clusters in the axils of a leafy spike to 5 in. long; green, red, pink or yellow; tiny; lacking petals but with 5 red or green, keeled sepals.
FRUITS: Fruit an achene.
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 6–36 in.
DURATION: Annual
HABIT: Herb, Subshrub
LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
LEAF RETENTION:
FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: Aug-Dec
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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BLOOM COLOR: Green, red, pink, orange
| White | Red | Pink | Orange | Yellow | Green | Blue | Lavender | Purple | Violet | Brown | Not Applicable |
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DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: maritime
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HORTICULTURAL
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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average, Moist/Wet
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM COLLECTIONS
| Coll_id | Project | Collection date | Collector | Action |
| 847 | SOS | 2016-11-02 | Flood | View |
USDA PLANTS DATABASE
USDA Symbol: SULIUSDA Common Name: Annual Seepweed
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA)
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb
NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS
| Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
| Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Suaeda linearisCOMMON NAME: Southern Sea-blite
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, FNA, G, GW, K, RAB, Va, WH3, Y, Z; = Dondia linearis (Eliott) Heller - S]
PHENOLOGY: Aug-frost.
HABITAT: Island-end flats, marsh edges, brackish flats, rarely adventive inland in disturbed areas.
COMMENTS: ME south to FL, west to TX; West Indies.
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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Chenopodiaceae Ventenat 1799 (Goosefoot Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 100 genera and about 150 species, herbs and shrubs, cosmopolitan, but especially in xeric and/or saline areas. Sometimes recently included in the Amaranthaceae, but each traditional family is monophyletic and there seems no reason to combine them.
REFERENCE: Welsh, Crompton, & Clemants in FNA (2003b); Judd & Ferguson (1999)=Z; Fuentes-Bazan, Uotila, & Borsch (2012); Fuentes-Bazan, Mansion, & Borsch (2012); Kühn in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Suaeda Forssk. ex J.F. Gmel. (Seepweed)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 100 species, herbs and subshrubs, of cosmopolitan distribution.
REFERENCE: Judd & Ferguson (1999)=Z; Ferren & Schenk in FNA (2003b); Hopkins & Blackwell (1977)=Y; Fisher et al. (1997); Kühn in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Suaeda linearis in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)UNC SERNEC: Find Suaeda linearis in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
WEB RESOURCES
USDA: Find Suaeda linearis in USDA PlantsNPIN: Find Suaeda linearis in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Suaeda linearis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Suaeda linearis
IMAGE USE RECORDS
ID IMAGE: 33752 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)ID IMAGE1: 33752 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)
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