Salicornia fruticosa, synonym Sarcocornia fruticosa, is a species of glasswort in the family Amaranthaceae (pigweeds).

It is native to southern Europe, north Africa, Western Asia and Yemen.

[1] It is a halophyte, a plant that can grow in saline conditions.

[2] It is the main saltwort species used in making special pot ash made during Mesopotamian times to the early Islamic era – قَلَيّ qali – which is the basis for the word "alkali".

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