E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Suaeda calceoliformis (Hook.) Moq.
seablite (pahute weed; Pursh seepweed)
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
(Previously in Chenopodiaceae)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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

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)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Avg	Min	Max
Elevation (metres)	845	285	1240
Slope Gradient (%)	2	0	25
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	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

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S5	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

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.

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