• Source: Soda oppositifolia

Soda oppositifolia is a species of halophyte shrub native to the Mediterranean Basin.




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.




Taxonomy


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




Uses


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




References






External links


Data related to Soda oppositifolia at Wikispecies
Media related to Soda oppositifolia at Wikimedia Commons

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