Taxon:  Sarcocornia fruticosa (L.) A. J. Scott



Summary
Genus:
Sarcocornia
Family:
Chenopodiaceae
Subfamily:
Salicornioideae
Tribe:
Salicornieae
Nomen number:
415292
Place of publication:
Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 75:367.  1977 ("1978")
Verified:
11/01/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Salicornia europaea L. var. fruticosa L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Arthrocnemum fruticosum (L.) Moq.
Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  2. Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
  3. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L.
  4. Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares.
  5. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Arthrocnemum fruticosum (L.) Moq.
  6. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  7. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  8. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
  9. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. Note: = Salicornia arabica auct.
  10. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  11. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  12. Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3. Note: = Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L.
  13. Strid, A. & K. Tan, eds. 1997-. Flora hellenica.
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2. Note: = Arthrocnemum fruticosum (L.) Moq.
  15. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina. Note: = Arthrocnemum fruticosum (L.) Moq.
  16. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: mentions as not included in flora
  17. International Seed Testing Association wild species list
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3. Note: = Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina. Note: = Arthrocnemum fruticosum (L.) Moq.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina. Note: = Arthrocnemum fruticosum (L.) Moq.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Arthrocnemum fruticosum (L.) Moq.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyGreuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaEuro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesEuro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere 
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Israel, Jordan, Turkey
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)
  1. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  2. Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Arthrocnemum fruticosum (L.) Moq.
  4. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  5. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  6. Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3. Note: = Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L.
  7. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina. Note: = Arthrocnemum fruticosum (L.) Moq.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=415292. Accessed 11 October 2026.