Taxonomy
Salicornia europaea | Common Glasswort | Lus an ghaill
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Not protected
Native status
Native
Species Biology
Habitat
Salt-marshes
Life cycle
Annual
Ex-situ conservation
Not known
Use
Food crop
Vegetative nature
Herbaceous
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024
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Further information
A halophyte (can tolerate high salt content). Can be seen more commonly for sale in grocery shops as a vegetable. Experimental trials at growing Salicornia for the production of biodiesel are being carried out in the middle-east.