Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the coast in Washington; Alaska to Baja California.

Habitat: Salt marshes and beaches along coast.

Flowers: June-October

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Self-pollination

Perennial matted herb with fleshy oppositely branched stems to 30 cm tall from slender rhizomes.

Apparently absent, but actually reduced to minute opposite scales.

Tiny, inconspicuous, in groups of 3, at ends of stems in 1-4 cm long spikes tinged with brown, purple, or pink.

Small flattened seeds surrounded by a slightly inflated papery pericarp and fleshy perianth parts.

The perennial rhizomatous habit separates this species from other Salicornia species in our area. Suada maritima also grows in saltmarshes but has alternate leaves not reduced to scales.