Salicornia ramosissima Woods
(Purple Glasswort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSalicornia ramosissima (Purple Glasswort)
GenusSalicornia (glassworts)
FamilyAMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Salicornia ramosissima (Purple Glasswort) :
1: Salicornia ramosissima (Purple Glasswort)
19 Sep 2014 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on very sheltered, tidal mudflat
Image 1: Branch - close-up - white backgroundImage 2: Green plant with purplish tipsImage 3: Green plant with purplish tips (2)Image 4: Growing en masseImage 5: Growing en masse (2)Image 6: Growing en masse (3)Image 7: Growing en masse (4)Image 8: Growing en masse (5)Image 9: Growing en masse (6)Image 10: Growing en masse (7)Image 11: Well-coloured plantImage 12: Well-coloured plant - close-upImage 13: Well-coloured plant - close-up (2)Image 14: Stem - green - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 15: Stem - green - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 16: Stem - green - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)Image 17: Stem - green - close-up - enlarged - white background (4)Image 18: Stem portion - purple - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 19: Stem - purple - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 20: Stem - purple - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 21: Stem - purple - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)Image 22: Stems - purple - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 23: Stems - purple - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)
2: Salicornia ramosissima (Purple Glasswort)
11 Sep 2003 OSGR: SW97 50° 30’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
on saltmarsh
Image 1: PlantImage 2: ShootImage 3: ShootsImage 4: Shoots (2)Image 5: Branch - enlargedImage 6: Branch - enlarged (2)Image 7: Branch - enlarged (3)Image 8: Branch - magnifiedImage 9: Branch - magnified (2)Image 10: Branch - magnified (3)Image 11: Branch - magnified (4)
3: Salicornia ramosissima (Purple Glasswort)
11 Sep 2003 OSGR: SW97 50° 30’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
on saltmarsh
Image 1: BranchImage 2: Plant - in situImage 3: Plant - in situ - pale backgroundImage 4: Plant - in situ - pale background (2)Image 5: Plant - pale backgroundImage 6: Terminal spikeImage 7: Branch - enlargedImage 8: Branch - enlarged (2)Image 9: Branches - magnifiedImage 10: Branch - magnifiedImage 11: Branch - magnified (2)Image 12: Branch - magnified (3)Image 13: Flower group - magnified

Salicornia ramosissima (Purple Glasswort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Salicornia ramosissima (Purple Glasswort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Salicornia ramosissima (Purple Glasswort)
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