Asphaltic Sea-Blite / سويداء أسفلتية / / سويدة

رجله / رطريط / سويداء / Seepweed / سُوَيدَة البحر الميت / Dead Sea sea-blite

Suaeda asphaltica (Boiss.) Boiss.

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Edibility and Usage

Blooming period
January to May
Seed collection period
June to August

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Green
Life form
  • Chamaephyte
Foliage
Evergreen

Scientifc data

Genus
Suaeda
Family
Amaranthaceae
Wikidata item
Q6592111
GBIF Item
Suaeda asphaltica (Boiss.) Boiss. (3757904)

References

  1. Hamami, R.(2021).From Crown Anemone to Buchy Bean Caper.Ramallah:A.M. Qattan Foundation.(English and Arabic)
  2. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  3. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  4. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.

Citation

Suaeda asphaltica (Boiss.) Boiss. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/2953 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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