Swampfire (Sarcocornia)
Swampfire Genus Details
This Australian native grows in saltmarsh and harsh, seaside environments. It can withstand extreme cold, heat and saltwater exposure. When the tide is in, swampfire can actually live in saltwater. This low-growing plant is a member of the amaranth family.
Swampfire Allergy Info
This genus is not commonly cited as a source of allergy.
Swampfire Pollen Description
The pollen grains of these families are spheroidal and pantoporate; the pores 20-65 per grain, usually circular, either globally distributed or in luminoid areas separated by muroid ridges; and the opercular granular. The sexine is often tegillate, undulating with a granular surface that is spinulose. The nexine is as thick as or often thinner than the sexine and the intine is generally thick or indistinct.
The pollen grains are 14-50 micrometers in diameter.
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This plant is a member of the Chenopodiaceae pollen type group. This chenopod pollen grain photo represents all members of this group.
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This plant is a member of the Chenopodiaceae pollen type group. This chenopod pollen grain photo represents all members of this group.
Species in This Genus
Allergenicity Legend:
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Allergy Test Available
Mild Allergen |
Moderate Allergen |
Severe Allergen |
Allergy Test Available
Swampfire (Sarcocornia) is a genus of the CHENOPODIACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
