Sarcocornia is a formerly recognized genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Species are known commonly as samphires, glassworts, or saltworts. The new stems are fleshy and divided into joint-like segments. Older stems are woody and not segmented. The oppositely arranged leaves are borne on fleshy, knobby petioles, their base decurrent and connate (thus forming the segments), the blades forming small, triangular tips with narrow scarious margin.

  • Sarcocornia alpini <small>(Lag.) Rivas-Martınez</small> = Salicornia alpini
  • Sarcocornia ambigua <small>(Michx.) M.A.Alonso & M.B.Crespo</small> = Salicornia ambigua
  • Sarcocornia andina <small>(Phil.) Freitag, M.A.Alonso & M.B.Crespo</small> = Salicornia andina
  • Sarcocornia blackiana <small>(Ulbr.) A.J.Scott</small> = Salicornia blackiana
  • Sarcocornia capensis <small>(Moss) A.J.Scott</small> = Salicornia capensis
  • Sarcocornia carinata <small>(Fuente, Rufo & Sánchez Mata) Fuente, Rufo & Sánchez Mata</small> = Salicornia alpini subsp. carinata
  • Sarcocornia decumbens <small>(Tölken) A.J.Scott</small> = Salicornia decumbens
  • Sarcocornia decussata <small>S.Steffen, Mucina & G.Kadereit</small> = Salicornia decussata
  • Sarcocornia dunensis <small>(Moss) S.Steffen, Mucina & G.Kadereit</small> = Salicornia dunensis
  • Sarcocornia freitagii <small>S. Steffen, Mucina & G.Kadereit</small> = Salicornia helmutii
  • Sarcocornia fruticosa <small>(L.) A.J.Scott</small> = Salicornia fruticosa
  • Sarcocornia globosa <small>P.G. Wilson</small> = Salicornia globosa
  • Sarcocornia hispanica <small>Fuente, Rufo & Sánchez-Mata</small> = Salicornia hispanica
  • Sarcocornia lagascae <small>Fuente, Rufo & Sánchez Mata</small> = Salicornia lagascae
  • Sarcocornia littorea <small>(Moss) A.J.Scott</small> = Salicornia littorea
  • Sarcocornia magellanica <small>(Phil.) M.A.Alonso & M.B.Crespo</small> = Salicornia magellanica
  • Sarcocornia mossambicensis <small>Brenan</small> = Salicornia mossambicensis
  • Sarcocornia mossiana <small>(Tölken) A.J.Scott</small> = Salicornia mossiana
  • Sarcocornia natalensis <small>(Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb.) A.J.Scott</small> = Salicornia natalensis
  • Sarcocornia neei <small>(Lag.) M.A.Alonso & M.B.Crespo</small> = Salicornia neei
  • Sarcocornia obclavata <small>Yaprak</small> = Salicornia obclavata
  • Sarcocornia pacifica <small>(Standl.) A.J.Scott</small> = Salicornia pacifica
  • Sarcocornia perennis <small>(Miller) A.J.Scott</small> = Salicornia perennis
  • Sarcocornia pillansii <small>(Moss) A.J.Scott</small> = Salicornia pillansii
  • Sarcocornia pruinosa <small>Fuente, Rufo & Sánchez-Mata</small> = Salicornia pruinosa
  • Sarcocornia pulvinata <small>(R.E.Fr.) A.J.Scott</small> = Salicornia pulvinata
  • Sarcocornia quinqueflora <small>(Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb.) A.J. Scott</small> = Salicornia quinqueflora
  • Sarcocornia tegetaria <small>S.Steffen, Mucina & G.Kadereit</small> = Salicornia tegetaria
  • Sarcocornia terminalis <small>(Tölken) A.J.Scott</small> = Salicornia terminalis
  • Sarcocornia utahensis <small>(Tidestr.) A.J.Scott</small> = Salicornia utahensis
  • Sarcocornia xerophila <small>(Tölken) A.J.Scott</small> = Salicornia xerophila

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Sarcocornia fruticosa781.jpg|Salicornia fruticosa (syn. Sarcocornia fruticosa)

Arthrocnemum perenne.jpg|Salicornia perennis (syn. Sarcocornia perennis)

Sarcocornia neei.jpg|Salicornia neei (syn. Sarcocornia neei)

CSIRO ScienceImage 11694 Beaded glasswort Leschenault Inlet WA.jpg|Salicornia quinqueflora (syn. Sarcocornia quinqueflora)

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References

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  • Sarcocornia. Red List of South African Plants. South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI).