Salsola oppositifolia

Salsola oppositifolia is a halophyte shrub native to the Mediterranean Basin.[1]

Salsola oppositifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Salsola
Species:
S. oppositifolia
Binomial name
Salsola oppositifolia
Synonyms[1]

Seidlitzia oppositifolia (Desf.) Iljin

Description

This annual, woody plant can grow into shrubs up to 2 m tall. It has cylindrical-linear and opposed leaves. The flowers, which bloom from May to October, are hermphrodyte and have a size of 1 cm.[2]

Taxonomy

Salsola oppositifolia was first described by René Louiche Desfontaines and published in Flora Atlantica 1: 219. 1798.[3]

Uses

This plant has been historically used, along with other Salsola species, as a source of soda ash, in the manufacture of lye and soaps.[2]

References
  1. "Salsola oppositifolia Desf. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. "Salsola oppositifolia". www.florandalucia.es. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. "Tropicos | Name - Salsola oppositifolia Desf". legacy.tropicos.org. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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