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Salicornia fruticosa

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Salicornia fruticosa
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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]

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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]

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