Salsola
Sign in to saveSalsola is a genus of the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae. The genus sensu stricto is distributed in Australia, central and southwestern Asia, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. Common names of various members of this genus and related genera are saltwort (for their salt tolerance) and tumbleweed or roly-poly. The genus name Salsola is from the Latin , meaning .
Species
saltworts
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyAmaranthaceae
General: in the genus Salsola.
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Research
355 papers- A Senomorphlytic Three-Drug Combination Discovered in Salsola collina for Delaying Aging Phenotypes and Extending Healthspan.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024
- Genus Salsola: Chemistry, Biological Activities and Future Prospective-A Review.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- The old world salsola as a source of valuable secondary metabolites endowed with diverse pharmacological activities: a review.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2022
- Composition Analysis of Salsola grandis and Its Effects on Colon Cancer Cells.Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry · 2023
- Polysaccharides of Salsola passerina: Extraction, Structural Characterization and Antioxidant Activity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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Salsola is a genus of the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae. The genus sensu stricto is distributed in Australia, central and southwestern Asia, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. Common names of various members of this genus and related genera are saltwort (for their salt tolerance) and tumbleweed or roly-poly. The genus name Salsola is from the Latin , meaning .
==Description== The species of Salsola are mostly subshrubs, shrubs, small trees, and rarely annuals. The leaves are mostly alternate, rarely opposite, simple, and entire. The bisexual flowers have five tepals and five stamens. The pistil ends in two stigmata. The fruit is spherical with a spiral embryo and no perisperm.