Suaeda prostrata is the smaller and more rare of the two Suaeda species, which are occurring in the periodically desiccating salt pans in the Lake Neusiedl region (Northern Burgenland, Austria). For long time it had been called Suaeda pannonica (which is the current name of the other species). Starting only about year 2000 this error was corrected step by step in the determination books.
The other Sea Blite in the Seewinkel is Suaeda pannonica. The whole plant of Suaeda prostrata lies fairly flat on the ground, while the branches of Suaeda pannonica can also rise to 20 cm high. The leaves of Suaeda prostrata are slightly more than 15 mm long, convex below and planar above. Suaeda pannonica has longer leaves which are convex below but concave above. The five parts of the fruits of Suaeda prostrata (see Fig. 7 - 8) are usually more uniformly than those of Suaeda pannonica. The brown seed of Suaeda pannonica are about 1.3 mm in diameter, while the black ones of Suaeda prostrata hardly reach 1 mm.