Sarcocornia pacifica Pacific swampfire PFAF Plant Database

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Summary

Taxonomic Note: This genus was formerly classified in the family Chenopodiaceae. Modern classifications include it within the Amaranthaceae.

Physical Characteristics

Sarcocornia pacifica is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is in flower from August to September, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in saline soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil. The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

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Synonyms

Plant Habitats

Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:

Leaves and stems - cooked or pickled[105].

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of the country. This species is closely related to Sarcocornia perennis[270]. The plants native habitat will give some idea of its cultivation needs.

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Plant Propagation

Seed - we have no information for this species but suggest sowing the seed as soon as it is ripe if this is possible, otherwise in spring, in a greenhouse in a light sandy compost. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division might be possible in the spring.

Other Names

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Native Range

NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Connecticut (south), Massachusetts, New Hampshire (southeast), New Jersey, New York (southeast), Rhode Island, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (southeast), Maryland (east), North Carolina (east), South Carolina, Virginia (east), California (west)), Mexico (Baja California (Norte), Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave) SOUTHERN AMERICA: Antigua and Barbuda (Barbuda), Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Sarcocornia utahensis	Utah Pickleweed,Utah Swampfire	Perennial	0.2	0-0		LMH	SN	M	1	0

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

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Author

(Standl.)A.J.Scott.

Botanical References

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Sarcocornia pacifica - (Standl.)A.J.Scott.