Halogeton sativus, (L.) Moq.
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1. H. sativus (L.) Moq. , Chenop. Monogr. Enum. 158 (1840).
Stems 15-80 cm. Leaves 5-16 x 1-1-5 mm, usually mucronate. Stamens 5. Perianth-wing up to 3 x 4 mm, reniform-orbicular to ovate, unequal, often pinkish. Seeds c. 1-5 mm. Saline habitats, mainly maritime. S.E. Spain. Hs [It]. (N.W. Africa.)
Cultivated in the Mediterranean region where it is burnt for the production of base-rich ash.
H. glomeratus (Bieb.) C. A. Meyer in Ledeb., FI. Altaica 1: 378 (1829) from S.E. Russia and W. Kazakhstan, is very doubtfully distinct from 1. It is less robust (stems 3-40 cm), with the leaves up to 1 2x2 mm and 1—3(—5) stamens.
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Halogeton sativus
Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1964 |
H. sativus (L.)
Moq. 1840: 158 |