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Salicornia

genus of edible plants living in marsh water
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Salicornia

Summary

Salicornia is a taxon[1]. Salicornia has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Salicornia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Salicornia is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Salicornia belongs to the parent taxon Salicornieae[5].
  • Salicornia's scientific name is Salicornia[6].
  • Salicornia's Commons category is recorded as Salicornia[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Salicornia is Salicornia europaea[8].
  • Salicornia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Salicornia[9].
  • Salicornia's Commons gallery is recorded as Salicornia[10].
  • Salicornia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[11].
  • Salicornia's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(2)[12].
  • Salicornia's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13].
  • Salicornia's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10656[14].
  • Salicornia is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Salicorn'}[15].
  • Salicornia is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'slanorožec'}[16].
  • Salicornia is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Salturt'}[17].
  • Salicornia is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Friesenkraut'}[18].
  • Salicornia is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Glasschmalz'}[19].
  • Salicornia is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Glasschmelz'}[20].
  • Salicornia is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Queller'}[21].
  • Salicornia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Glasswort'}[22].
  • Salicornia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Marsh Samphire'}[23].
  • Salicornia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pickleweed'}[24].
  • Salicornia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'قلیا'}[25].
  • Salicornia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Suolayrtit'}[26].
  • Salicornia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Salicorne'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Salicornia is Salicornia[6]. Salicornia is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Salicornia is classified within Salicornieae[5]. The taxonomic type of Salicornia is Salicornia europaea[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Salicorn'}[15], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'slanorožec'}[16], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Salturt'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Friesenkraut'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Glasschmalz'}[19], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Glasschmelz'}[20].

Identifiers

Salicornia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52617[28]. Salicornia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 46104[29]. Salicornia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 61812[30]. Salicornia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3083796[31]. Salicornia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 20646[32].

Why It Matters

Salicornia has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Salicornia is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Salicornieae
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature, Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(2), The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge
    Aliases → —
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