''Suaeda esteroa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus '' Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making i ...
known by the common name estuary seablite. It is a yellow-green to reddish subshrub with fleshy, succulent leaves. It is native to the
estuaries
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environme ...
and
salt marsh
A salt marsh or saltmarsh, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides. It is domin ...
es of coastal southern
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
and
Baja California
Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...
.
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentCalflora.orgUnited States Department of AgricultureFlora of North AmericaPhoto gallery
Further reading
*Ferren, W. R. and S. A. Whitmore. (1983). ''Suaeda esteroa'' (Chenopodiaceae), a new species from estuaries of southern California and Baja California. ''Madroño'' 30 181–190.
esteroa
Salt marsh plants
Flora of Baja California
Flora of California
Plants described in 1983
Natural history of Los Angeles County, California
Natural history of Orange County, California
Natural history of San Diego County, California
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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