Suaeda maritima(L.) Dumort.

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WFO wfo-0000437616 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Suaeda maritima, photographed by lansan
fig. a lansan, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-04-03 / obs. 186229258
Suaeda maritima, photographed by Utain Pummarin
fig. b Utain Pummarin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 177625047
Suaeda maritima, photographed by 葉子
fig. c 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 178191889
Suaeda maritima, photographed by Jacy Chen
fig. d Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 176650198
Suaeda maritima, photographed by 葉子
fig. e 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 176891442
Suaeda maritima, photographed by luluchouette
fig. f luluchouette, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 167433053
Suaeda maritima, photographed by agujaceratops
fig. g agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 159574258
Suaeda maritima, photographed by Tim Johnson
fig. h Tim Johnson, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 187559264

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Native range 96 botanical countries

Regions where Suaeda maritima is native: Algeria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Afghanistan, Altay, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Cyprus, Gulf States, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Primorye, Qinghai, Saudi Arabia, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Connecticut, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Virginia AlgeriaEgyptLibyaMauritaniaMoroccoSenegalTunisiaWestern SaharaAfghanistanAltayBuryatiyaChina North-CentralChina SoutheastChitaCyprusGulf StatesInner MongoliaIranIrkutskKazakhstanKrasnoyarskLebanon-SyriaManchuriaMongoliaNorth CaucasusPrimoryeQinghaiSaudi ArabiaTadzhikistanTibetTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangBangladeshEast HimalayaIndiaMyanmarSri LankaThailandVietnamAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyKrymNetherlandsNorthwest European RussiaNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraineConnecticutMaineManitobaMarylandMassachusettsNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNewfoundlandNova ScotiaPennsylvaniaPrince Edward I.QuébecVirginia Canary Is.Cape VerdeBalearesSardegnaRhode I.
Native distribution of Suaeda maritima, 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. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baleares BAL
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
Finland FIN
France FRA
Germany GER
Great Britain GRB
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Ireland IRE
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
Northwest European Russia RUW
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Altay ALT
Buryatiya BRY
China North-Central CHN
China Southeast CHS
Chita CTA
Cyprus CYP
Gulf States GST
Inner Mongolia CHI
Iran IRN
Irkutsk IRK
Kazakhstan KAZ
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Manchuria CHM
Mongolia MON
North Caucasus NCS
Primorye PRM
Qinghai CHQ
Saudi Arabia SAU
Tadzhikistan TZK
Tibet CHT
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Tuva TVA
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Connecticut CNT NORTHERN AMERICA
Maine MAI
Manitoba MAN
Maryland MRY
Massachusetts MAS
New Brunswick NBR
New Hampshire NWH
New Jersey NWJ
New York NWY
Newfoundland NFL
Nova Scotia NSC
Pennsylvania PEN
Prince Edward I. PEI
Québec QUE
Rhode I. RHO
Virginia VRG
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Canary Is. CNY
Cape Verde CVI
Egypt EGY
Libya LBY
Mauritania MTN
Morocco MOR
Senegal SEN
Tunisia TUN
Western Sahara WSA
Bangladesh BAN ASIA-TROPICAL
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Myanmar MYA
Sri Lanka SRL
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE

Not drawn on the map: Great Britain. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

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 56 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.

  • Atriplex maritima (L.) Crantz
  • Chenopodina aestuaria Dumort.
  • Chenopodina bacciformis Dumort.
  • Chenopodina filiformis Moq.
  • Chenopodina indica Wight
  • Chenopodina maritima (L.) Moq.
  • Chenopodina maritima var. erecta Moq.
  • Chenopodina maritima var. vulgaris Moq.
  • Chenopodina prostrata (Pall.) Moq.
  • Chenopodina salsa (L.) Moq.
  • Chenopodina sativa Moq.
  • Chenopodina spicata Moq.
  • Chenopodina tortuosa Moq.
  • Chenopodium crassifolium Desf.
  • Chenopodium filiforme Dumort.
  • Chenopodium hortense Raddi ex Moq.
  • Chenopodium hostii Ledeb.
  • Chenopodium jacquinii Ten.
  • Chenopodium macrocarpum Desv.
  • Chenopodium maritimum L.
  • Chenopodium prostratum (Pall.) Schult.
  • Chenopodium salsum L.
  • Chenopodium spicatum Schult.
  • Cochliospermum cavanillesii Lag.

and 32 more.

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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