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Saline Wetlands

Endangered Species of the Saline Wetlands


Salt Creek Tiger Beetle
(Cicindela nevadica lincolniana Casey)


Photo courtesy of University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Entomology

Description:
10-13mm, dull olive green with reduced markings
Similar Species:
From a distance, a well-marked specimen might resemble C. repanda
Range:
Endemic to salt marsh remnants in Lancaster County
Habitat:
Wet, salty soil at pond or creek edges
Seasonal Occurrence:
Late spring to early summer
Status:
Endangered; State and Federal endangered species

Saltwort
(Salicornia rubra A. Nels.)

Photo courtesy of Robert Kaul


Photo courtesy of Nebraskaland Magazine

Field Marks:
All saltworts have leafless, jointed stems and flowers in fleshy cylindrical spikes. The saltwort is an annual that has the joints of the spike longer than thick.
Stems:
Upright or ascending, branched from the base, up to 1 foot tall, smooth, with opposite, jointed branchlets, with the joints longer than thick, usually turning reddish.
Habitat:
Grows in wet, saline or alkaline soils.
Seasonal Occurrence:
Annual, flowering July - November
Status:
Endangered; State endangered species


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