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Soda oppositifolia is a salt-tolerant (halophytic) shrub from the Mediterranean and surrounding dry regions, with opposite, cylindrical leaves and small flowers. It needs full sun, very well-drained soil, and little water.
Soda oppositifolia is a species of halophyte shrub native to the Mediterranean Basin.
This plant has been historically used, along with other Soda species, as a source of soda ash, in the manufacture of lye and soaps.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Soda oppositifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
