Seepweed (Suaeda)
Seepweed Genus Details
Seepweed is a small deciduous shrub that grows up to 3 feet tall in brackish or salty soils where the semi-evergreen foliage can be exposed to saltwater spray. The flowers contain substantial nectar and are insect-pollinated with very little airborne pollen shed. Flowering occurs from April to November depending on latitude and elevation and is followed by glossy black fruits.
Seepweed Allergy Info
This genus is not commonly cited as a source of allergy.
Seepweed 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
Seepweed (Suaeda) is a genus of the CHENOPODIACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
