Sarcobatus vermiculatus(Hook.) Torr.

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WFO wfo-0001294625 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Sarcobatus vermiculatus, photographed by Henrik Kibak
fig. a Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-05 / obs. 204300197
Sarcobatus vermiculatus, photographed by Trevor Van Loon
fig. b Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 202424212
Sarcobatus vermiculatus, photographed by Henrik Kibak
fig. c Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 200561304
Sarcobatus vermiculatus, photographed by Dee Shea Himes
fig. d Dee Shea Himes, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 199006523
Sarcobatus vermiculatus, photographed by William Harmon
fig. e William Harmon, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 197367534
Sarcobatus vermiculatus, photographed by William Harmon
fig. f William Harmon, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 197370524
Sarcobatus vermiculatus, photographed by Tim Messick
fig. g Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 193338155
Sarcobatus vermiculatus, photographed by Tim Messick
fig. h Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 184414177

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Native range 17 botanical countries

Regions where Sarcobatus vermiculatus is native: Alberta, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming AlbertaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoIdahoMexico NorthwestMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew MexicoNorth DakotaOregonSaskatchewanSouth DakotaUtahWashingtonWyoming
Native distribution of Sarcobatus vermiculatus, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alberta ABT NORTHERN AMERICA
Arizona ARI
California CAL
Colorado COL
Idaho IDA
Mexico Northwest MXN
Montana MNT
Nebraska NEB
Nevada NEV
New Mexico NWM
North Dakota NDA
Oregon ORE
Saskatchewan SAS
South Dakota SDA
Utah UTA
Washington WAS
Wyoming WYO

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 5 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Batis vermiculata Hook.
  • Fremontia vermiculata (Hook.) Torr.
  • Sarcobatus maximilianii Nees
  • Sarcobatus vermiculatus var. procumbens S.C.Sand. & G.L.Chu
  • Sarcobatus vermiculatus var. vermiculatus

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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