Salsola komarovii

Salsola komarovii
In Aomori, Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Salsola
Species: S. komarovii
Binomial name
Salsola komarovii
Iljin
Synonyms

Kali komarovii (Iljin) Akhani & Roalson

Salsola komarovii is an annual plant native to China, Korea, Japan and eastern Russia. It grows to a height of 20 to 50 centimeters (8 to 20 in).[1] It is cultivated as a vegetable; the leaves and young shoots are eaten.[2] In Japanese it is known as okahijiki[2] which translates as "land seaweed".

References

  1. "Salsola komarovii". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 28 October 2015 via eFloras.org.
  2. 1 2 Kays, Stanley J. (2011). Cultivated Vegetables of the World: A Multilingual Onomasticon. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. p. 124. ISBN 978-9086861644.

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