Salicornia fruticosa

Salicornia fruticosa
Scientific 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
	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

^ ^a ^b "Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
^ 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.
^ Levey, Martin (1959). Chemistry and chemical technology in ancient Mesopotamia. Amsterdam. p. 121.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[POWO_1030778-2-1] "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)

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