Salsola kali

Salsola kali
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Salsola
Species:	S. kali
Binomial name
	Salsola kali; L.
Synonyms
	List Corispermum pilosum Raf., nom. illeg. ; Kali soda Moench, nom. illeg. ; Kali turgidum (Dumort.) Gutermann ; Salsola acicularis Salisb., nom. superfl. ; Salsola aptera Iljin ; Salsola decumbens Lam., nom. superfl. ; Salsola gmelinii Rouy ; Salsola kali subsp. austroafricana Aellen ; Salsola kali subsp. gmelinii (Rouy) R.C.V.Douin ; Salsola kali var. angustifolia Fenzl ; Salsola kali var. apula Ten. ; Salsola kali var. glabra Forssk. ; Salsola kali var. hirta Ten., not validly publ. ; Salsola kali var. hispida-polygama Forssk. ; Salsola kali var. hispida Forssk. ; Salsola kali var. mixta W.D.J.Koch ; Salsola kali var. rosacea Moq., nom. illeg. ; Salsola kali var. rosacea Pall. ; Salsola kali var. rubella Moq. ; Salsola kali var. spinosa (Lam.) Corb. ; Salsola kali var. vulgaris W.D.J.Koch ; Salsola scariosa Stokes ; Salsola spinosa Lam. ; Salsola turgida Dumort. ;

Salsola kali is the restored botanical name for a species of flowering plants in the amaranth family that has been treated as Kali turgidum. It is native to Macaronesia, and from the Atlantic coasts of Europe to the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean (although it has been introduced elsewhere). It is an annual plant which grows primarily in the temperate biome, in salty sandy coastal soils. It is commonly known as prickly saltwort or prickly glasswort.

In dry inland places it is replaced by Salsola tragus (syn. Kali tragus or Salsola kali subsp. tragus), which is less tolerant to salty soils, and has spread more widely from Eurasia to other continents. Salsola kali is less widespread as an introduced species in America.