Salicornia rubra A. Nels.

Closer view of Salicornia rubra growing here along the southwestern shore of the Great Salt Lake.August 31, 2014, Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake County, Utah, elev. 4215 ft.

Salicornia rubra is a halphytic, succulent, taprooted annual that turns red in age. It has opposite leaves, with branched and jointed stems. Its flowers are in a triad arrangement whereby the one in the middle is higher than the ones on each side.August 31, 2014, Great Salt Lake beach adjoining habitat, Salt Lake County, Utah, elev. 4215 ft.