Suaeda nigra

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Suaedoideae
Tribus: Suaedeae
Genus: Suaeda
Subgenus: Suaeda subg. Suaeda
Sectio: Suaeda sect. Salsina
Species: Suaeda nigra

Varieties: S. n. var. nigra – S. n. var. ramosissima

Name

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Suaeda nigra (Raf.) J.F.Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 50. (1918)

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Chenopodium nigrum Raf., Atlantic J. 1(4): 146. (1832)
  • Homotypic
    • Dondia nigra (Raf.) Standl., N. Amer. Fl. 21(1): 89. (1916)
  • Heterotypic (ref. Ferren & Schenk 2008, Tropicos, Hassler 2019)
    • Suaeda duripes I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 231. (1943)
      • Type: USA: Texas: Pecos River, salt soil. Nov 1850, George Thurber 114. Holotype: GH GH00037232.
    • Suaeda intermedia S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 296 (-297). (1879)
      • Type: USA: Utah: central Utah; 1875; C.C. Parry 84. Lectotype: GH GH00037235.
    • Dondia intermedia (S.Watson) A. Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl. 3. (1898)
    • Chenopodina moquinii Torr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. Parke, Bot. 7: 18 (1856)
    • Suaeda moquinii (Torr.) Greene, Pittonia 1(17): 264. (1889)
    • Dondia moquinii (Torr.) A. Nelson, Bot. Gaz. 34(5): 363. (1902)
    • Suaeda nigrescens I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 228. (1943)
      • Type: Mexico: Coahuila: La Ventura; 12 Sep 1938, Johnston 7650. Holotype: GH GH00037237.
    • Suaeda suffrutescens S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 9: 88. (1874)
      • Type: Rio Grande. 6 Oct 1846; W.H. Emory s.n.; Lectotype (designated by Lundell, Fl. Texas, 1969.): NY NY00324410.
    • Dondia suffrutescens (S.Watson) A. Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl. 3. (1898)
    • Suaeda suffrutescens var. detonsa I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 230. (1943)
      • Type: Mexico: 3 mi W of Cuatro Cienegas, saline flats, loosely and widely branched, 1-5 ft tall, frequently supported by other bushes. ; 24-26 Aug 1938, Johnston 7128. Holotypes: GH GH00037247, GH00037248.
    • Chenopodium maritimum Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 239. (1828), nom. illeg. (later homonym of Chenopodium maritimum L. 1753), replaced by Suaeda torreyana
      • Type: Stansbury Expedition s.n.; 30 May 1850; USA: Utah: mountains on west shore of the Great Salt Lake. Lectotype: NY (designated by Lundell, Fl. Texas, 1969).
    • Suaeda torreyana S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 9: 88. (1874)
    • Dondia torreyana (S.Watson) Standl., N. Amer. Fl. 21(1): 90. (1916)
  • (ref. Hassler 2019)
    • Dondia multiflora A. Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl. 3. (1898), nom. illeg. superfl. for Suaeda torreyana
    • Suaeda fruticosa sensu Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy. 387. (1840), misapplied name
  • (+ ref. Govaerts 2019)
    • Suaeda diffusa S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 9: 88. (1874)
    • Dondia diffusa ((S.Watson) A. Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl. 3. (1898)
  • for var. ramosissima
    • Dondia ramosissima Standl., N. Amer. Fl. 21(1): 91. (1916)
      • Type: USA: Arizona: Lees Ferry, 24 Aug 1909, E.W. Nelson 62; Holotype: US-564515.
    • Suaeda ramosissima (Standl.) I.M.Johnst., Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 12: 1017. (1924)
    • Suaeda torreyana var. ramosissima (Standl.) Munz, Man. S. Calif. Bot. [Munz] 144. (1935)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Western Canada
      • Alberta, Saskatchewan
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
    • North-Central U.S.A.
      • North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah
    • South-Central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico, Texas
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Bahamas, Cuba

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Ferren W.R.Jr. & Schenk, H.J.:
  • eFloras 2008. Suaeda nigra in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
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Vernacular names

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English: bush seepweed, Mojave sea-blite
Diné bizaad: Tó iishį́hí
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