Suaeda vermiculata, Arabian jointed glasswort, is a salt-tolerant shrub from dry, salt-affected land in North Africa, the Middle East and parts of South Asia. It is grown mainly for dry, saline or coastal planting rather than as a garden or houseplant, and needs full sun and well-drained, salty or sandy soil.
Family
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth & beet family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly; let the soil dry out fully between waterings, as it tolerates drought and salt.
Soil
Sandy, gritty or saline soil with excellent drainage.
Temperature
Warm conditions suited to arid climates; protect from frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Canary Is., S. Medit. to Sahara and Arabian Pen., India, Sri Lanka
Climate
desert or dry shrubland
About
Suaeda vermiculata is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae (formerly classified under the Chenopodiaceae). It is a salt-tolerant plant (halophyte) that grows naturally in salt-affected areas.
Where it grows
Its distribution includes Africa and the Middle East, including North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen's Socotra, Iraq, Jordan and Palestine to the east of India as well as the Canary Islands in Cape Verde and from Senegal, Mauritania and Mali to Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.
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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.