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Suaeda taxifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae known by the common name woolly seablite.
It is native to the coastline of southern California and Baja California, where it grows in soil salinity habitat such as , , , and scrub. It is quite variable in appearance.
The succulent leaves are lance-shaped to nearly oval, measuring up to 3 centimeters in length. They vary in color from bluish to green to yellowish or reddish. There is usually a knobby bump at the base of each.
Flowers occur in clusters along the stems, each cluster containing 1 to 3 flowers. Leaflike accompany the clusters. The flower has no petals and is composed of a calyx of fleshy, rounded, hairy .
The fruit is an utricle that grows within the calyx.
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