American Glasswort

aka pickleweed.

Suzanne , I identified this as American Glasswort,http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+1110+0089

thanks Marta. This is a Halophyte. only 2 percent are halophytes. Mark you saw halophytes in a marsh once?

This plant is an halophyte. A halophyte is a plant that grows in waters of high salinity, coming into contact with saline water through its roots or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs, and seashores. An example of a halophyte is the salt marsh grass Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass). Relatively few plant species are halophytes - perhaps only 2% of all plant species. The large majority of plant species are glycophytes, plants which are not salt-tolerant, and are damaged fairly easily by high salinity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halophyte

Thanks Luis and Surekha.

Thank you Suzanne,You have been a great help.

:))

BTW, Suzanne,you may do an Id suggestion if you wish,

suzanne,looks like it is. It is supposed to be found in Australia and New Zealand. Must be introduced here. Look how pretty it looks under a macro lens. http://www.zardec.net.au/keith/macro.htm

thank you Suzanne, Will look it up .

Thanks Gilma!

Dan, i uploaded more pictures. This was sprawling ground cover in the swamp/marsh/wetlands of the Martinez Marina.