WoRMS taxon details
Batis maritima Linnaeus, 1759
418723 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:418723)
accepted
Species
Batis americana Linnaeus, 1771 · unaccepted (later synonym)
Batis californica Torrey, 1854 · unaccepted (later synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1759). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. - pp. [1-4], 825-1384. Holmiæ. (L. Salvii)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/587267 [details] 
Dahdouh-Guebas F. (Ed.) (2025). World Mangroves database. Batis maritima Linnaeus, 1759. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=418723 on 2025-03-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1759). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. - pp. [1-4], 825-1384. Holmiæ. (L. Salvii)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/587267 [details]
basis of record Les, D. H., R. R. Haynes, and A. Novelo-Retana. 2009. Plants (Embryophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 261–284 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
basis of record Les, D. H., R. R. Haynes, and A. Novelo-Retana. 2009. Plants (Embryophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 261–284 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Other
additional source
Marcone, M. F. (2003). Batis maritima (Saltwort/Beachwort): a nutritious, halophytic, seed bearings, perennial shrub for cultivation and recovery of otherwise unproductive agricultural land affected by salinity. <em>Food Research International.</em> 36(2): 123-130., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0963-9969(02)00117-5 [details] Available for editors 
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Galapagos part of the South Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental with solid ballast [details]Unreviewed
Environment commonly habitating salt-marshes and salt-flats [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Turtleweed | [details] |
