Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Salsola collina

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salsola collina is an annual plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Europe to E. Asia.

HabitatSandy places, steppe plant communities and a weed of cultivated fields[ 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. ].