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Mediterranean Saltwort
Caroxylon vermiculatum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Shrubby SeabliteSuaeda vera
saltwortSalsola kali
Mojave SeabliteSuaeda nigra
IodinebushAllenrolfea occidentalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Spain | 870 |
|---|---|
| Canarias | 212 |
| Portugal | 204 |
| FARO | 169 |
| Comunidad de Madrid | 148 |
| Andalucía | 131 |
| Comunidad Foral de Navarra | 96 |
| Aragón | 90 |
| Castilla-La Mancha | 73 |
| Comunitat Valenciana | 60 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Fuel useListed as being used for fuel by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | pinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales |
| Family | Amaranth family · Amaranthaceae |
| Genus | Saltworts · Caroxylon |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Mediterranean Saltwort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.