. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Genus 14. GOOSEFOOT FAMILY. 25 Saltwort. Prickly Fig. 1713. I. Salsola Kali L. Glasswort. Salsola Kali L. Sp. PI. 222. 1753. Salsola Tragus L. Sp. PI. Ed. 2, 322. 1762. Salsola caroliniana Walt. Fl. Car. iii. 1788. Annual, glabrous or often pubescent, loosely much branched, i''-2° high, the branches ascend- ing or spreading, mostly stout, somewhat ridged. Leave
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Genus 14. GOOSEFOOT FAMILY. 25 Saltwort. Prickly Fig. 1713. I. Salsola Kali L. Glasswort. Salsola Kali L. Sp. PI. 222. 1753. Salsola Tragus L. Sp. PI. Ed. 2, 322. 1762. Salsola caroliniana Walt. Fl. Car. iii. 1788. Annual, glabrous or often pubescent, loosely much branched, i''-2° high, the branches ascend- ing or spreading, mostly stout, somewhat ridged. Leaves dull green or grayish, 3"-io" long, suc- culent, lanceolate-subulate, swollen at the base, the midvein excurrent into a stout yellowish green prickle; flowers solitary in the axils; wing of the persistent calyx nearly orbicular, lobed, becoming lacerate, not conspicuously veined, 2"- 4" in diameter; calyx coriaceous, veined, its wing about as long as the ascending lobe. On sea beaches, Cape Breton Island to Florida. Also in Europe and Asia. Sea- or Salt-grape. Sea- thrift. Russian thistle. Kelpwort. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
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