Salsola soda

Opposite-Leaved Saltwort

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Common name

Opposite-Leaved Saltwort

Scientific name

Salsola soda L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Opposite-Leaved Saltwort is an annual glabrous herbaceous plant. Stem leaves are soft, linear, without thorns, the lower opposite, the upper alternate. Flowering July - September^{1, 2}.

Habitat

Saline soils and sands³.

Distribution in Bulgaria

Black Sea coast³.

References

1 Стоянов Н., Б. Стефанов & Б. Китанов. 1966. Флора на България. Наука и изкуство. София.

2 Йорданов, Д. и Б. Кузманов. 1966. Във: Флора на Народна Република България, том III, София.

3 Йорданов, Д. и Б. Кузманов. 1966. Пос. източник.

Salsola soda на български

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