Suaeda calceoliformis (Hook.) Moq.
seablite (pahute weed; Pursh seepweed)
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
(Previously in Chenopodiaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
seablite (pahute weed; Pursh seepweed)
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
(Previously in Chenopodiaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems decumbent to erect, solitary, freely branched from the base, 20-50 cm tall/long.
Leaves:
Stem leaves alternate, fleshy, glaucous, narrow and rounded, 1-3 cm long, reduced gradually during flowering, upper leaves reduced, scarcely 5 mm long.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of small, stalkless, greenish flowers, solitary in the axils of the bracts; calyx lobes unequal, 1 or more becoming keeled or crested.
Fruits:
Thin, papery-walled, membranous envelopes; seeds horizontal, black, smooth or fine wrinkled, 1.0-1.7 mm wide.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Suaeda calceoliformis
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
845 | 285 | 1240 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
2 | 0 | 25 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
234 | 50 | 332 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 3 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
F | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
31 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(1), IDF(18), PP(10), SBPS(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Wet salt marshes, beaches and saline and alkaline habitats in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; frequent in SC and SE BC, rare along the coast; N to YT, E to NF and S to TX and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Dondia depressa auct. non (Pursh) Britt. [misapplied]
Schoberia occidentalis S. Wats.
Suaeda americana (Pers.) Fernald
Suaeda depressa auct. non (Pursh) S. Watson
Suaeda depressa var. erecta S. Wats.
Suaeda maritima var. americana (Pers.) B. Boivin
Suaeda minutiflora S. Wats.
Suaeda occidentalis (S. Wats.) S. Wats.