What is the meaning of Glasswort?

Any plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia (syn. Sarcocornia), once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass.

Other salt-tolerant plants, especially those used to produce such ash.

  1. Species of the Australian genus Tecticornia
  2. Arthrocnemum subterminale (Parish's glasswort)
  3. Eriogonum salicornioides (glasswort buckwheat)
  4. Kali turgidum

Species of the Australian genus Tecticornia

Arthrocnemum subterminale (Parish's glasswort)

Eriogonum salicornioides (glasswort buckwheat)

Kali turgidum

Other salt-tolerant plants, called samphire.

  1. rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum)
  2. golden samphire (Inula crithmoides, now Limbarda crithmoides)

rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum)

golden samphire (Inula crithmoides, now Limbarda crithmoides)

Source: wiktionary.org