to comprise all the annual, more frost tolerant species, the genus Sarcocornia is paraphyletic, since Salicornia evolved within Sarcocornia. The prostrate, mat-forming growth seems to have evolved several times independently. It is probably advantageous in habitats with prolonged flooding, high tidal movement and frost. A molecular phylogenetic study in 2017 confirmed the paraphyly of Sarcocornia, and merged the genus into Salicornia. Selected former species Accepted names in Salicornia are taken from Plants of the World Online. Sarcocornia alpini (Lag.) Rivas-Martınez = Salicornia alpini Sarcocornia ambigua (Michx.) M.A.Alonso & M.B.Crespo = Salicornia ambigua Sarcocornia andina (Phil.) Freitag, M.A.Alonso & M.B.Crespo = Salicornia andina Sarcocornia blackiana (Ulbr.) A.J.Scott = Salicornia blackiana Sarcocornia capensis (Moss) A.J.Scott = Salicornia capensis Sarcocornia carinata (Fuente, Rufo & Sánchez Mata) Fuente, Rufo & Sánchez Mata = Salicornia alpini subsp. carinata Sarcocornia decumbens (Tölken) A.J.Scott = Salicornia decumbens Sarcocornia decussata S.Steffen, Mucina & G.Kadereit = Salicornia decussata Sarcocornia dunensis (Moss) S.Steffen, Mucina & G.Kadereit = Salicornia dunensis Sarcocornia freitagii S. Steffen, Mucina & G.Kadereit = Salicornia helmutii Sarcocornia fruticosa (L.) A.J.Scott = Salicornia fruticosa Sarcocornia globosa P.G. Wilson = Salicornia globosa Sarcocornia hispanica Fuente, Rufo & Sánchez-Mata = Salicornia hispanica Sarcocornia lagascae Fuente, Rufo & Sánchez Mata = Salicornia lagascae Sarcocornia littorea (Moss) A.J.Scott = Salicornia littorea Sarcocornia magellanica (Phil.) M.A.Alonso & M.B.Crespo = Salicornia magellanica Sarcocornia mossambicensis Brenan = Salicornia mossambicensis Sarcocornia mossiana (Tölken) A.J.Scott = Salicornia mossiana Sarcocornia natalensis (Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb.) A.J.Scott = Salicornia natalensis Sarcocornia neei (Lag.) M.A.Alonso & M.B.Crespo = Salicornia neei Sarcocornia obclavata Yaprak = Salicornia obclavata Sarcocornia pacifica (Standl.) A.J.Scott = Salicornia pacifica Sarcocornia perennis (Miller) A.J.Scott = Salicornia perennis Sarcocornia pillansii (Moss) A.J.Scott = Salicornia pillansii Sarcocornia pruinosa Fuente, Rufo & Sánchez-Mata = Salicornia pruinosa Sarcocornia pulvinata (R.E.Fr.) A.J.Scott = Salicornia pulvinata Sarcocornia quinqueflora (Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb.) A.J. Scott = Salicornia quinqueflora Sarcocornia tegetaria S.Steffen, Mucina & G.Kadereit = Salicornia tegetaria Sarcocornia terminalis (Tölken) A.J.Scott = Salicornia terminalis Sarcocornia utahensis (Tidestr.) A.J.Scott = Salicornia utahensis Sarcocornia xerophila (Tölken) A.J.Scott = Salicornia xerophila References External links Sarcocornia. Red List of South African Plants. South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Historically recognized angiosperm genera Amaranthaceae Halophytes