Anabasis setifera
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Description
A shrub of the Amaranthaceae family native to Mediterranean regions, capable of growing in saline and arid soils.
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Edible Uses
The sweet exudate or sap from the plant is eaten.
Traditional Uses
The exudate or sap from the plant is sweet and is eaten.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean plant. It can grow in salty soils. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, Mediterranean, Middle East, North Africa, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Notes
Also put in the family Chenopodiaceae.
Synonyms
References (2)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 7th April 2011]
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
