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  • noun Plural form of saltwort.

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Examples

  • The perennial saltworts (Salsola gemmascens, S. orientalis) dominate on clay soils.

    Central Asian southern desert 2008

  • Perennial saltworts predominate in the Northern deserts.

    Central Asian northern desert 2008

  • The halophytic succulent semi-shrubs such as Halimione verrucifera, Kalidium folitum, K. Schrenkianum, anc Halocnemum strobilaceum, and annual saltworts (species of Petrosimonia, Climacoptera, Suaeda) dominate on solonchaks.

    Central Asian northern desert 2008

  • The area is dominated by rarefied semi-shrub communities formed by the perennial saltworts (Chenopodiacea) and sagebrushes (Artemisia spp.).

    Central Asian northern desert 2008

  • Salsolaceae, or saltworts, and is classified under the head of Spirolobeae, with leaves shaped like worms, and of

    The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861

  • Salsolaceae, or saltworts, and is classified under the head of Spirolobeae, with leaves shaped like worms, and of

    The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861

  • The land plants (typically glassworts or saltworts) or the seaweed (typically Fucus species) were harvested, dried, and burned.

    Find Me A Cure 2009

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