Halogeton sativus

Halogeton sativus
Halogetun sativus in Cartagena (Spain).
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Halogeton
Species:	H. sativus
Binomial name
Halogeton sativus (L.) Moq. [1]

Halogeton sativus is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is native to Spain, Morocco and Algeria. Rich in salt, in the past it was cultivated to produce soda ash for glass-makers. ^[2]

References

1. Chenop. Monogr. Enum.: 158 (1840)
2. Pérez, Joaquín Fernández (1998). "From the barrilla to the Solvay factory in Torrelavega: The Manufacture of Saltwort in Spain," Antilia: The Spanish Journal of History of Natural Sciences and Technology, Vol. IV, Art. 1. ISSN   1136-2049. Archived at WebCite from this original URL on 2008-03-01.