Salsola komarovii is an annual plant native to China, Korea, Japan and eastern Russia. It grows to a height of 20 to 50 centimeters (8 to 20 in). It is cultivated as a vegetable; the leaves and young shoots are eaten. In Japanese it is known as okahijiki which translates as "land seaweed".
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Salsola komarovii being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Salsola
- Species
- Salsola komarovii
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