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countable and uncountable, plural saltworts
Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following,
of family Amaranthaceae, including
Salsola and related genera within subfamily Salsoloideae examples
Salicornia (syn. Sarcocornia) spp. (glasswort, pickleweed, swampfire, and marsh samphire) examples
Tecticornia spp. examples
Suaeda spp. (seepweeds or sea blites) examples
Halogeton spp. examples
of family Bataceae
Batis spp.
especially, Batis maritima, turtleweed, a plant distributed in the southwestern United States, Caribbean, and South America in coastal saltmarshes. examples
of family Primulaceae (primroses)
Lysimachia maritima (syn. Glaux maritima, sea milkwort, sea milkweed), which grows along coasts throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. examples