Salicornia fruticosa

Salicornia fruticosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Salicornia
Species:
S. fruticosa
Binomial name
Salicornia fruticosa
(L.) L.
Synonyms[1]
  • Arthrocnemum fruticosum (L.) Moq.
  • Salicornia anceps Lag.
  • Salicornia arabica L.
  • Salicornia deserticola A.Chev.
  • Salicornia equisetifolia Willd. ex Moq.
  • Salicornia europaea var. fruticosa L.
  • Salicornia frutescens Friedr. ex Ung.-Sternb.
  • Salicornia glauca Stokes
  • Salicornia sempervirens Sauvages ex Steud.
  • Sarcocornia fruticosa (L.) A.J.Scott
  • Sarcocornia fruticosa var. deflexa (Rouy) Lahondere & Gamisans

Salicornia fruticosa, synonym Sarcocornia fruticosa, is a species of glasswort in the family Amaranthaceae (pigweeds). It is native to southern Europe, north Africa, Western Asia and Yemen.[1] It is a halophyte, a plant that can grow in saline conditions.[2]

It is the main saltwort species used in making special pot ash made during Mesopotamian times to the early Islamic era – قَلَيّ qali – which is the basis for the word "alkali".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  2. ^ Marco, Paula; Carvajal, Micaela; Martínez-Ballesta, María del Carmen (2019). "Efficient leaf solute partioning in Salicornia fruticosa allows growth under salinity". Environmental and Experimental Botany. 157: 177–186. doi:10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.10.001. S2CID 92288795.
  3. ^ Levey, Martin (1959). Chemistry and chemical technology in ancient Mesopotamia. Amsterdam. p. 121.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)