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Salsola vermiculata on the seaside #
Description
Salsola vermiculata, commonly known as Mediterranean saltwort, is a perennial plant. It is a small, greyish, much-branched shrub . The branches themselves branch repeatedly and are wiry and woody at the base. The leaves are tiny and scale-like, clasping the stem and covered with minute hairs. The inflorescence is a leafy spike with solitary flowers in the axils of the leaves. The flowers have persistent, pinkish, winged sepals and no petals.