Project Information
- Salicornia is a genus of succulent,
salt tolerant plants that grow in salt marshes, on beaches, and among
mangroves.
- Common names for the genus include
glasswort, pickleweed, and marsh samphire; these common names are also used
for some species not in Salicornia.
- The Salicornia species are small,
usually less than 30 cm tall, succulent herbs with a jointed horizontal main
stem and erect lateral branches.
- The leaves are small and scale-like
and as such the plant may appear leafless. Many species are green, but their
foliage turns red in autumn.
- The hermaphrodite flowers are wind
pollinated, and the fruit is small and succulent and contains a single seed.
- Salicornia species can generally
tolerate immersion in salt water. They use the c4 pathway to take in carbon
dioxide from the surrounding atmosphere.
- Salicornia europaea is highly edible,
either cooked or raw.
- Samphire is usually cooked, either
steamed or microwaved, and then coated in butter. After cooking, it
resembles seaweed in colour, and the flavour and texture are like young
spinach stems or asparagus, and despite its texture when raw, after cooking
is not at all stringy or tough.
- Samphire is very often used as a
suitably maritime accompaniment to fish or seafood.
- In addition to Salicornia europaea,
the seeds of Salicornia bigelovii yield a highly edible oil. Salicornia
bigelovii's edibility is compromised somewhat because it contains saponins,
which are toxic under certain conditions.
- The ashes of glasswort and saltwort
plants and of kelp were long used as a source of soda ash (mainly Sodium
carbonate) for glassmaking and soapmaking.
- There are experimental fields of
Salicornia in Eritrea, Africa and Sonora, Mexico aimed at the production of
biodiesel.
| General
- Salicornia
- Salicornia and Sarcocornia
- Glasswort
- Salicornia History
- Salicornia europaea
- Salicornia bigelovii Torr
- Salicornia virginica
Growth
- Salicornia freitagii a new species
from Turkey
- A new species of Salicornia (Chenopodiaceae)
from European Russia
- Growth and Survival of the halophyte
Salicornia europaea L. under saline field conditions
- Di Pattern of Salicornia Vegetative
Growth in Relation to Fertilization
- Critical Phosphorus Levels for
Salicornia Growth
Process
- Effect of the amphipod Corophium
volutator on the colonisation of mud by the halophyte Salicornia europaea
- Effect of Salinity and Waterlogging on
Growth and Survival of Salicornia europaea L., an Inland Halophyte
- Phytochemical Investigation of
Salicornia fruticosa (L.) And Their Biological Activity
- Mortality of the Salt Marsh Species
Salicornia europaea and Atriplex
prostrata (Chenopodiaceae) in Response to Inundation
- Effect of Nacl concentration on
productivity and Mineral composiiton of Plausible representative of LSS
photosynthesizing component
- Standing Stock, Agar Yield and
Properties of Gracilaria salicornia Harvested along the Tanzanian Coast
- Selenium Speciation in Salicornia
bigelovii: Plant-Mediated Reduction of Selenate for the Remediation of
Selenium Contaminated Soil
| Patent
- Herbal extracts of salicornia species,
process of preparation thereof, use thereof against tuberculosis
- Antitubercular extracts of Salicornia
brachiata
Project
- A protein extraction method compatible
with proteomic analysis for the euhalophyte Salicornia europaea
- Cultivation of Halophytes to Reduce
Drainage Volumes on the Westside San Joaquin Valley of California
- Protein Fractionation and Properties
of salicornia Meal
- Project Salicornia: Halophyte
Cultivation in Sonora
Report
- Mexico Joins the Venture: Joint
Implementation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
- Dynamics and Ecosystem threats of
Bidirectional Cordgrass Hybridization in San Francisco Bay
- Salicornia,
oil-yielding plant for coastal belts
- Macrofaunal succession and community
structure in Salicornia marshes of southern California
- Clarifying the taxonomy of Salicornia
sensu lato of the NorthEastern united states
Nurseries and Suppliers
- Nursery in California
- Nursery in Victoria
- Nursery in UK
- Hepasar Ltd
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