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Sarcocornia perennis (Mill.) A. J. Scott

perennial glasswort (Amaranthaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
RestrictedVery strong tendencySE
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Sarcocornia perennis is our only perennial glasswort, with non-flowering shoots and long-lived woody rhizomes.

West Wittering (VC13: West Sussex); 2017-08-14

 perennial glasswort / Sarcocornia perennis: _Sarcocornia perennis_ is our only perennial glasswort, with non-flowering shoots and long-lived woody rhizomes.

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L-R: Bidens tripartita, Melilotus officinalis, Mimulus guttatus, Thalictrum flavum, Ranunculus peltatus, Anchusa arvensis, Malva alcea, Lolium perenne