Pickleweed occurs naturally in coastal salt marshes and desert alkaline flats. It is adapted to high soil salinity. The succulent stems taste like salt. Plant Characteristics Family Name Chenopodiaceae Species Name Salicornia pacifica Common Name Pickleweed, Pacific Swampfire Plant Type Perennial Sun Exposure Coast-Sun, Inland-Sun, Water Requirement High Soil Type Any Flower Color None Flowering Months July, August, September, October, November Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen Height by Width 1ft. x 3ft. Growth Rate Moderate Endangered Not Ranked Growth Habit Prostrate, Cold Hardy to 25 degrees F Distribution North Coast, San Joaquin Valley, Central Coast, San Francisco Bay, South Coast, s Channel Is, Peninsular Ranges, Mojave Desert; Baja CA Natural Habitat Salt marshes, alkaline flats; below 2,600' Specialty Features Local Plants
