| Salicornia europaea |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Order: |
Caryophyllales |
| Family: |
Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: |
Salicornia |
| Species: |
S. europaea |
| Binomial name |
Salicornia europaea
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| Synonyms |
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- Salicornia annua Sm.
- Salicornia appressa Dumort.
- Salicornia biennis Afzel. ex Sm.
- Salicornia europaea subsp. brachystachya (G.Mey.) R.Dahmen & Wissk.
- Salicornia europaea var. herbacea L.
- Salicornia europaea var. pachystachya (W.D.J.Koch) Fernald
- Salicornia gracillima Moss
- Salicornia herbacea (L.) L.
- Salicornia herbacea var. annua (Sm.) Pursh
- Salicornia herbacea var. pachystachya W.D.J.Koch
- Salicornia herbacea var. ramosissima Hook.f.
- Salicornia intermedia J.Woods
- Salicornia megastachya J.Woods
- Salicornia peregrina Weinm. ex Ung.-Sternb.
- Salicornia radicans Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
- Salicornia ramosissima (Hook.f.) J.Woods ex W.A.Clarke & E.S.Marshall
- Salicornia salsola Montbret ex Ung.-Sternb.
- Salicornia simonkaiana Soó
- Salicornia smithiana Moss
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Salicornia europaea, known as marsh samphire, common glasswort or just glasswort, is a halophytic annual dicot flowering plant. Other common names include pickle weed, saltwort, and chicken toe (due to the shape). It is a succulent plant with high water content, accounting for its slightly translucent look (the source of the name 'glasswort'). It is found near saline water in Europe and is edible both raw and cooked.