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Salsola soda (oppositeleaf Russian thistle)

Synonyms: Kali inerme; Kali soda (heterotypic); Salsola longifolia (heterotypic); Salsola soda var. soda; Soda inermis

Wikipedia Abstract

Salsola soda, more commonly known in English as opposite-leaved saltwort, oppositeleaf Russian thistle, or barilla plant, is a small (to 0.7 m tall), annual, succulent shrub that is native to the Mediterranean Basin. It is a halophyte (a salt-tolerant plant) that typically grows in coastal regions and can be irrigated with salt water.
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Infraspecies

Salsola soda var. stenophylla

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [1]  Annual
Structure [2]  Herb
Usage [1]  The ashes of the burnt plant are used for making glass and soap; At one time large quantities of the ashes were imported into Britain for this purpose, but nowadays a chemical process using salt is employed;
Height [1]  24 inches (0.6 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Arcipelago delle Eolie - area marina e terrestre 98800 Italy    

Predators

Scrobipalpa instabilella[3]
Scrobipalpa salinella[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0