Salsola komarovii




Family Chenopodiaceae
Scientific name Salsola komarovii Iljin
Synonyms Salsola soda auct., non L.
Common name (Japanese common name) oka-hiziki [land hiziki (hiziki = Hizikia fusiformis (Harvey) Okamura)]
(English common name) land algen, seaweed on land
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China
Chromosomal number 2n=36
Description Plants 10-40cm. Leaves 1-2.5cm length, 1mm width. Flowers flowering in July to October. Annual plants.
Reference Salsola komarovii Iljin
Environmental stress resistance gene (US Patent 7151202/2006)
Environmental stress resistance gene (European Patent EP1225231/2002)



July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden