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| Suaeda moquinii (Torr.) Greene | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||
| Family: | Chenopodiaceae | ||||||||
| Genus: | Suaeda | ||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | Suaeda fruticosa auct. non Forsk. Suaeda intermedia S. Wats. Suaeda nigra J.F. Macbr. Suaeda ramosissima (Standl.) I.M. Johnston Suaeda torreyana S. Wats. Suaeda torreyana var. ramosissima (Standl.) Munz Dondia fruticosa auct. non (Forsk.) Northrup |
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| Common Names: | shrubby seepweed Mojave seablite Torrey seepweed alkali seepweed seepweed |
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| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||
| Canada: | southern Alberta – southwestern Saskatchewan | ||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | southwestern Saskatchewan | ||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Mixed Grassland | ||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | dry, barren rock outcrops | ||||||||
| Associated species: | Atriplex nuttallii, Eriogonum pauciflorum var. pauciflorum, Sarcobatus vermiculatus | ||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Endangered |
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| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5 N1 S1 |
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| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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| COSEWIC Status: | None |
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| Suaeda moquinii is endangered in Saskatchewan because it is extremely rare and is highly regionally restricted. This species is almost always locally sparse and is threatened by human developments. | |||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||
| Height: | 20 – 70 cm | ||||||||
| Roots: | taproot very thick | ||||||||
| Stems: | caudex branched, perennial; tufted, erect, ascending or spreading, branched, glabrous to puberulent | ||||||||
| Leaves: | alternate, sessile, numerous, 5 – 15 mm long, 1 – 2 mm wide, flat or subterete, fleshy | ||||||||
| Inflorescence: | flowers 1 – 3 in upper leaf axils | ||||||||
| Flowers: | perfect; bracteoles 3 – 4 at base; calyx 5, lobes equal, fleshy, united for half their length, persistent in fruit; corolla absent; stamens 5 exserted | ||||||||
| Fruits: | 1.5 – 2 mm wide, horizontal, black | ||||||||
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