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Suaeda altissima

(L.) Pall.

Amaranthaceae

+ Synonyms

Chenopodina altissima (L.) Moq.

Chenopodina heterocarpa K.Koch

Chenopodina leiosperma (C.A.Mey.) Moq.

Chenopodium altissimum L.

Chenopodium filiforme Moench

Chenopodium maritimum Friv. ex Ledeb.

Chenopodium salsum Hohen. ex Ledeb.

Chenopodium tournefortianum Moq.

Chenopodium tournefortii Moq.

Chenopodium trigynum Schult.

Cochliospermum altissimum (L.) Lag.

Cochliospermum hispanicum Lag.

Dondia altissima (L.) Druce

Kochia trigyna Link

Lerchia altissima (L.) Medik.

Lerchia heterocarpa Kuntze

Salsola altissima (L.) L.

Salsola hortensis Desf.

Salsola leiosperma (C.A.Mey.) D.Dietr.

Salsola triflora Pers.

Salsola trigyna Willd.

Schanginia altissima (L.) C.A.Mey.

Schanginia altissima Hohen. ex Ledeb.

Schanginia inderiensis Bunge

Schanginia tribracteata K.Koch

Schanginia trigyna (Schult.) Heynh.

Schoberia altissima (L.) C.A.Mey.

Schoberia leiosperma C.A.Mey.

Schoberia trigyna C.A.Mey.

Suaeda heterocarpa Fenzl

Suaeda leiosperma Moq.

Suaeda maxima K.Koch

Trikalis triflora Raf.

Trikalis trigyna Moq.

Common Name:

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General Information

Suaeda altissima is an erect annual plant with a stout, much-branched stem; it can grow around 25 - 200cm tall[
74
Title
Flora of the USSR.
Publication
 
Author
Komarov. V. L.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Israel Program for Scientific Translation
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use for making whisk0brooms and as a source of soda ash.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

74
Title
Flora of the USSR.
Publication
 
Author
Komarov. V. L.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Israel Program for Scientific Translation
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.

Range

Eurasia - Spain, Greec, Bulgaria and Ukraine, then east through Turkey and the Caucasus to central Asia and Afghanistan; N. Africa (Egypt)

Habitat

Weed-infested ground, refuse dumps, ruderal places, irrigation ditches, "tugai, " waterside solonchaks, and solonetzes; a weed of irrigated crops; solitary or in groups[
74
Title
Flora of the USSR.
Publication
 
Author
Komarov. V. L.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Israel Program for Scientific Translation
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]..

Properties

Other Uses Rating * *
HabitAnnual
Height0.70 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Suaeda altissima is a plant of arid and semi-arid regions, growing in areas where summers can be hot and the winters very cold.
Species in this genus usually require a sunny position and are found in the wild growing in alkaline and saline soils.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The plant is sometimes used as a source of soda ash[
74
Title
Flora of the USSR.
Publication
 
Author
Komarov. V. L.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Israel Program for Scientific Translation
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].

The stems are sometimes made into whisk-brooms in desert areas[
74
Title
Flora of the USSR.
Publication
 
Author
Komarov. V. L.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Israel Program for Scientific Translation
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]..

Propagation

Seed -
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