''Jaumea carnosa'', known by the common names marsh jaumea, fleshy jaumea, or simply jaumea, is a
halophytic
A halophyte is a salt-tolerant plant that grows in soil or waters of high salinity, coming into contact with saline water through its roots or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs and seashores. ...
salt marsh
A salt marsh or saltmarsh, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides. It is domin ...
plant native to the
wetlands, coastal sea cliffs and salt marshes of the western coast of North America.
Description
It is a
perennial
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wid ...
dicotyledon. It has succulent green leaves on soft pinkish-green stems, not unlike
ice plant in appearance. Its stems are weak and long. Flowers are yellow and the
peduncle is enlarged below the head. It spreads by an extensive
rhizome system.
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Distribution
''Jaumea carnosa'' ranges from British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
to northern Baja California
Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...
, and can be found in wetlands and salt marshes. Some populations are located on the Channel Islands of California.[Flora of North America, ''Jaumea carnosa'' (Lessing) A. Gray 1874]
/ref>Turner Photographics, ''Jaumea carnosa'', fleshy jaumea, Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
photos, description, partial distribution map
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment, University of CaliforniaUnited States Department of Agriculture Plants ProfileCalflora photo gallery, University of California
photo and commentary
*[http://science.halleyhosting.com/nature/plants/sun/daisy/jaumea/jaumea.html Paul Slichter, Members of the Sunflower Family Found West of the Cascade Mountains With Flower Heads Consisting of Both Disc and Ray Flowers, Fleshy Jaumea, Marsh Jaumea ''Jaumea carnosa''] photos
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Tageteae
Flora of California
Flora of Washington (state)
Flora of Oregon
Flora of British Columbia
Flora of Baja California
Plants described in 1831
Halophytes
Salt marsh plants
Flora without expected TNC conservation status