Spirobassia hirsuta (L.) Frietag & G. Kadereit

Locations ofSpirobassia hirsuta (L.) Frietag & G. Kadereit in Virginia

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Family
Chenopodiaceae
Botanical Name
Spirobassia hirsuta (L.) Frietag & G. Kadereit
Common Name
Hairy Smother-weed, Hairy Sea-blite
Synonym(s)
Bassia hirsuta (L.) Aschers.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Spirobassia hirsuta (L.) Frietag & G. Kadereit
Comments
Spirobassia is well separated cladistically from Bassia; see Kadereit and Freitag (2011, Taxon 60: 51-78).
Habitat
Beaches, overwash flats, salt pannes, brackish interdune swales, salt marsh edges, and disturbed tidal shores. Infrequent in the maritime zone of the outer Coastal Plain; known only from the Eastern Shore (Accomack and Northampton counties).
Native Status
Introduced

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