Chenopodiaceae
Glasswort
Salicornia europaea
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Salicornia
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Common names
By language (36)
- Arabic
- خريزة أوروبية, خريس, قلي
- arz
- اشنان القلى
- Bulgarian
- Тревиста солянка
- Catalan
- Cirialera herbàcia
- Chinese
- 海蓬子, 盐角草, 鹽角草
- Croatian
- Jednogodišnja caklenjača, Caklenjača
- Czech
- Slanorožec evropský
- Danish
- Kveller, Almindelig Salturt
- Dutch
- Roodachtige zeekraal, Zeekraal, Kortarige zeekraal
- English
- Glasswort, Common glasswort
- Estonian
- Harilik soolarohi, Soolarohi
- Finnish
- Suolayrtti, Punasuolayrtti
- French
- Salicorne d'Europe, Coléophore de la salicorne
- frr
- Rölken, Ool
- German
- Europäischer Queller, Queller, Kurzähren-Queller, Salicorne, Schlickwatt-Queller
- Greek
- Αρμυρήθρα
- Hebrew
- סליקורניה אירופאית
- hsb
- Wšědny selorodźenc
- Irish
- Lus na gloine, Lus na gloine coiteann
- Japanese
- アッケシソウ, アツケシソウ, サンゴソウ, サンゴ草, シーアスパラガス, 厚岸草
- Kazakh
- Бізбелдік
- Korean
- 퉁퉁마디
- nds
- Queller
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Salturt
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Salturt
- Persian
- قلیا
- Polish
- Soliród zielny
- Russian
- Солерос европейский, Солерос обыкновенный
- Serbian
- Цаклењача
- Slovak
- Slanorožec bylinný
- Slovenian
- Navadni osočnik
- Spanish
- Sarcathria procumbens
- Swedish
- Glasört, Styv glasört
- Turkish
- Deniz börülcesi, Denizbörülcesi, Kurşun otu, Kurşunotu, Tuzlu ot, Tuzluot
- Ukrainian
- Солонець трав’янистий, Солонець зіллястий
- Welsh
- Llyrlys cyffredin
Synonyms
- Salicornia annua Sm.
- Salicornia biennis Afzel. ex Sm.
- Salicornia brachystachya (G.Mey.) D.König
- Salicornia brachystachya var. gracilis D.König
- Salicornia europaea subsp. brachystachya (G.Mey.) R.Dahmen & Wissk.
- Salicornia europaea subsp. europaea
- Salicornia europaea subsp. simonkaiana Soó
- Salicornia europaea var. europaea
- Salicornia europaea var. herbacea L.
- Salicornia herbacea (L.) L.
- Salicornia herbacea var. annua (Sm.) Pursh
- Salicornia herbacea var. biennis (Afzel. ex Sm.) Fiori
- Salicornia herbacea var. brachystachya G.Mey.
- Salicornia herbacea var. gracilis G.Mey.
- Salicornia ramosissima var. gracilis (D.König) Soó
- Salicornia simonkaiana Soó
- Salicornia stricta Dumort.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to September (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kudaibergen Amirekul, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ruppia2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stephen James McWilliam, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stephan Sprinz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stephan Sprinz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rocco Lieghio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stephan Sprinz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sean Hartnett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Salicornia
- Dwarf saltwortSalicornia bigeloviiChenopodiaceae
- Salicornia quinquefloraChenopodiaceae
- Slender grasswortSalicornia maritimaChenopodiaceae
- Salicornia perennansChenopodiaceae
- Long-spiked glasswortSalicornia procumbensChenopodiaceae
- Red swampfireSalicornia rubraChenopodiaceae
- Salicornia virginicaChenopodiaceae
- Virginia glasswortSalicornia depressaChenopodiaceae
- Salicornia arabicaChenopodiaceae
- Smallest glasswortSalicornia pusillaChenopodiaceae
- Salicornia ramosissimaChenopodiaceae
- Salicornia dolichostachyaChenopodiaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.