| Author | Torrey | |
| Distribution | Outer Coastal Plain, Outer Banks, and other barrier islands.
Maritime -- ME (and maybe N.S.) south to FL and west to TX. | |
| Abundance | Generally fairly common. | |
| Habitat | Brackish and saline marshes, especially salt pannes; sandy salt flats, storm washovers, and margins of impoundments. |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting July-October. | |
| Identification | Dwarf Glasswort is an annual, short-branched, fleshy-textured plant that typically grows 4-6 inches tall; it is not mat-forming like Perennial Glasswort (S. ambigua) is. The spikes of tiny flowers, each set in a joint or node, occur at ends of slender branches. It is best told from American Glasswort (S. virginica = the former S. europaea) by its thicker, fleshier spikes, and with inflorescence scales that have a sharply pointed tips (vs. blunt and lacking a pointed tip). In late fall it retains its green color. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | None
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| Other Common Name(s) | Pickleweed, from the fleshy texture of shoots, which make a tasty, salty snack. Dwarf Saltwort | |
| State Rank | S2? [S3] | |
| Global Rank | G5 | |
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| US Status | | |
| USACE-agcp | OBL link |
| USACE-emp | OBL link |
