Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Salicornia rubra [Salicornia europaea subsp. rubra]
Family
Amaranthaceae
CommonName
red swampfire
Presence
Yes
Status
native
EarliestDate
1951
LatestDate
2018
Ecosystem
basin, shrubland
Geobotanical
UBasin, LBasin
Counties
Alamosa, Saguache
Passes
WildlifePreserves
Other Localities
Comments
Where it occurs on Basin alkaline or saline playas, Salicornia rubra often grows in extensive patches. In the Watershed, it has been mainly recorded from Alamaos Co, extending from the Blanca Wetlands to seven or so miles south of the town of Alamosa, from 1951 to 2018. Red swampfire follows the Rio Grande drainage to Otero Co, New Mexico, but no farther down stream.