Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Suaeda acuminata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Suaeda acuminata is a usually erect, annual plant branching mainly from the base; it can grow around 5 - 75cm 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. ]. The plant can be used as a source of soda ash. The plant is of potential interest as an ornamental[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Ukraine and Turkey, east through the Caucasus and Iran to western Siberia and Mongolia

HabitatSaline soils, saline meadows, refuse dumps, scattered but mostly in considerable numbers[ 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. ].