Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Virginia Glasswort (Salicornia depressa) is a native perennial herb that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in marshes and wet places, at elevations from 0-300 feet.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

4 - 28 in Tall

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Standing

Site type

Marshes and wet places

Plant communities

Coastal Salt Marsh, Wetland-Riparian

Butterflies

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 3 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Western Pygmy-Blue

Brephidium exilis

Perizoma custodiata

Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth

Spoladea recurvalis