Marsh jaumea facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Jaumea carnosa |
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Jaumea carnosa, also called marsh jaumea or fleshy jaumea, is a special plant. It loves salty places! You can find it in salt marshes and wetlands. It grows along the western coast of North America. This plant is a halophyte, which means it can live in very salty soil. It also grows on coastal sea cliffs.
About This Plant
Jaumea carnosa is a perennial plant. This means it lives for more than two years. It's also a dicotyledon, a type of plant with two seed leaves.
Its leaves are green and succulent. This means they are thick and juicy, like a cactus or an aloe vera plant. They store water inside. The stems are soft and a bit pinkish-green. They are also long and not very strong.
The flowers of this plant are yellow. Each flower head sits on a stalk called a peduncle. This stalk gets wider right below the flower head.
This plant spreads easily. It uses a wide system of underground stems called rhizomes. These rhizomes help the plant grow new shoots and spread across an area.
Where It Grows
You can find Jaumea carnosa from British Columbia in Canada all the way down to northern Baja California in Mexico. It prefers wetlands and salt marshes. Some groups of these plants also live on the Channel Islands of California.
