Salicornia

Sea Beans Sea beans are the small, fleshy stems and branches of salt-tolerant and salty seacoast plants in the genus Salicornia, which is in the beet family.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Sea Beans Sea beans are the small, fleshy stems and branches of salt-tolerant and salty seacoast plants in the genus Salicornia, which is in the beet family.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

The higher zones support halophytes such as glasswort Salicornia ramossissima with seablite Suaeda sp. and Arthrocnemum perenne.

Doñana National Park, Spain 2008

Mangrove forest, which is at its northern limit in the North Pacific, comprises Rhizophora mangle, Zostera marina and Salicornia bigelowii (IK).

Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno, Mexico 2008

SESAY: At the heart of your vision for the agriculture is a plant called Salicornia.

CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2010 2010

Situated at Beach 35th Street, the Norton Basin now has signs of indigenous plant life there's a lush covering of Japanese Knot Weed, Salicornia and Sea Lavender even though there are still old tires, rusted metal, mysterious mounds and endless bits of broken glass lying around.

Turning the Tide at the Rockaways 2010

SESAY: At the heart of your agriculture is a plant called Salicornia.

CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2010 2010

Cladium jamaicensis, Typha dominguensis, Salicornia bigelovi, and Batis maritima can also be found in association with the dominant species.

Petenes mangroves 2009

The vegetation of the saline coastline, mudflats and islands is halophytic, predominantly Sesuvium portulocastrum, Salsola baryosma, Salicornia senegalensis (R), Suaeda fruticosa and Arthrocnemon spp.

Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania 2009

The fringe of salt marshes that remains commonly has salt grass (Distichlis spicata), salt bush (Atriplex patula), pickleweed (Salicornia virginica) and seaside arrowgrass (Triglochin maritimum), among others.

Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Washington 2008