Participant Info

Species

Suaeda calceoliformis [Chenopodium calceoliforme] [Suaeda depressa]

Family

Amaranthaceae

CommonName

Pursh seepweed, horned seablite

Presence

Yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1931

LatestDate

2020

Ecosystem

basin, shrubland

Geobotanical

UBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Blanca Wetlands, Great Sand Dunes, Russell Lakes, San Luis Lakes

Other Localities

Alamosa (town)

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Alamosa Co, 0.5 miles W of Alalmosa by alkaline run-off pool 30 Sept 2020

Comments

Pursh seepweed is a a common saline and alkaline flat and shrubland plant of the Upper Basin. It has not been recorded from the Lower Basin, although there are records from the Rio Grande drainage in New Mexico, down to the tip of west Texas. It can be found in suitable habitats in all USA states west of the Mississippi.

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