Salsola vermiculata, Salsdola damascena,
Narrow-leaved saltwort, מלחית אשונה
 
Scientific name:  Salsola vermiculata
Synonym name:  Salsola damascena
Common name:  Narrow-leaved saltwort
Hebrew name:   מלחית אשונה
Family:  Chenopodiaceae, סלקיים
Salsola vermiculata, Salsdola damascena, Narrow-leaved saltwort, מלחית אשונה
Location: Kursi National Park, east of the Sea of Galilee; Date Picture Taken: 18/11/08

 
Life form:  Chamaephyte, semi-shrub
Leaves:  Alternate, scale, succulent
Flowers:  Green
Flowering Period:  July, August, September
Habitat:   Shrub-steppes, Desert, Salty habitats
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה:  Irano-Turanian - Saharo-Arabian
Summer shedding:  Perenating

Salsola vermiculata, Salsdola damascena, Narrow-leaved saltwort, מלחית אשונה
Location: Kursi National Park, east of the Sea of Galilee; Date Picture Taken: 18/11/08