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    Communities > Forums > Plant Identification
    Forum: Plant IdentificationReplies: 5, Views: 78
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    kelleyh
    Houston, TX

    January 5, 2013 11:25 AM

    Post #9376215

    I found this plant in a Texas bayside marshy area where a sinking residential subdivision is being reclaimed by nature. I don't have any idea if it is a native or an ornamental that has survived out there. It certainly looked out of place there...

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    themoonhowl

    themoonhowl
    Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)

    January 5, 2013 11:39 AM

    Post #9376229

    Try Salicornia bigelovii or a species of Salicornia commonly called woody glasswort or Picklewood.

    http://www.eattheweeds.com/salicornia-bigelovii-2/

    This message was edited Jan 5, 2013 1:42 PM
    edited for spelling

    This message was edited Jan 5, 2013 5:54 PM

    Metrosideros

    Metrosideros
    Keaau, HI


    January 5, 2013 11:44 AM

    Post #9376232

    A type of Salicornia.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicornia

    http://plants.usda.gov/java/imageGallery?category=sciname&tx...

    http://ccag.tamu.edu/mariculture-flour-bluff/salicornia/
    kelleyh
    Houston, TX

    January 5, 2013 12:34 PM

    Post #9376269

    Yes, that seems to be it! Thanks so much for solving this mystery for me. I grew up on the Texas coast but had no idea what this was. I guess it was not out of place at all.
    KayJones
    Panama City Beach, FL (Zone 8b)

    January 5, 2013 1:41 PM

    Post #9376331

    What a unique plant - would it grow here in my NW Florida yard?

    themoonhowl

    themoonhowl
    Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)

    January 5, 2013 3:56 PM

    Post #9376456

    I am not sure Kay...it seems to prefer salt marshes, and from what I read, the more salt content the better the color.

    You are most welcome KelleyH...it is a unique looking plant.

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