Salicornia fruticosa
Appearance
Salicornia fruticosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Salicornia |
Species: | S. fruticosa
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Binomial name | |
Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L.
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Salicornia fruticosa,
It is the main
pot ash made during Mesopotamian times to the early Islamic era – قَلَيّ qali – which is the basis for the word "alkali".[3]