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Mojave Sea-blite - Suaeda nigra
Other Names:  Bush Seepweed, Suaeda intermedia, Suaeda moquinii

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR
C-value: 6


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General Description
Perennial (annual) herb or subshrub. Stems erect to ascending, branched, 8–40 cm. Leaves 1–2 cm long, sometimes sparsely hairy. Glomerules with 1 to 12 flowers. Flowers sometimes unisexual; calyx segments equal, ca. 1.5 mm long. Seeds < 1 mm, horizontal from perfect flowers, vertical from female flowers (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Range Comments
In much of eastern two-thirds of MT; southern AB, SK and ND south to CA, OK, TX and Mexico (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX; Ferren and Schenk 2003 in Fl. N. Amer. Vol. 4).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 32

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Habitat
Moist, saline, fine-textured soil of stream terraces, around wetlands; plains, valleys (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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    • Harvey, S.J. 1990. Responses of steppe plants to gradients of water soil texture and disturbance in Montana, U.S.A. Ph.D. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 34 p.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
    • Seipel, T.F. 2006. Plant species diversity in the sagebrush steppe of Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 87 p.
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