Chenopodiaceae
Dwarf saltwort
Salicornia bigelovii
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Salicornia
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- ساليكورنيا بيجيلوفي
- Chinese
- 北美海蓬子
- English
- Dwarf saltwort
- Persian
- سالیکورنیا بیگلوی
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Dr Mary Gillham Archive Project, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dr Mary Gillham Archive Project, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gulfofmaine, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.