Sarcocornia fruticosa var. deflexa (Rouy) Lahondere & Gamisans
Salicornia fruticosa,
synonymSarcocornia 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]
^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.
S2CID92288795.
^Levey, Martin (1959). Chemistry and chemical technology in ancient Mesopotamia. Amsterdam. p. 121.{{
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