Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 3 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 4 [secondary reference]

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 411 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 201 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 30, 142 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Halocnemum M.Bieb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Arthrocnemum Moq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pachycornia Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Tecticornia Hook.f. legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 80, 86 [secondary reference]

common name: Glasswort [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 409 [secondary reference]

common name: Glasswort [n/a]

Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. (7 June 1913), An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British possessions Edn. 2, 2: 21 [secondary reference]

• Type: Salicornia europaea L.

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 206 [secondary reference]

common name: Glasswort [n/a] common name: Samphire [n/a]

• Etymology: Neo-latin, from salicorne, the French name of this genus, from Latin sal, salt; cornu, a horn: the branches are hornshaped and taste of salt.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 321 [secondary reference]

common name: Glasswort [n/a] common name: Samphire [n/a]

• Etymology: "Neo-Latin, from salicorne, the French name of this genus, from Latin sal, salt; cornu, a horn; the branches are horn-shaped and taste of salt"

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 128 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1967), Angiospermae: Plumbaginaceae to Salicaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 3: 578 [secondary reference]

common name: Marsh Samphire [n/a] common name: Glasswort [n/a]

Scott, A.J. (December 1977), Reinstatement and revision of Salicorniaceae J. Agardh (Caryophyllales). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 75: 357-374 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (24 July 1980), A revision of the Australian species of Salicornieae (Chenopodiaceae). Nuytsia 3(1): 28 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Halosarcia Paul G.Wilson legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 201

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Halosarcia Paul G.Wilson legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 201

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Tecticornia Hook.f. legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 201

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 760 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sarcocornia A.J.Scott legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Halocnemum M.Bieb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sarcathria Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Arthrocnemum Moq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Salicornia sect. Halocnemum Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Salicornia sect. Arthrocnemum (Moq.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sarcocornia A.J.Scott legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, NI, Vic, Tas

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