What is Glasswort?

Glasswort is the name applied to different types of plants that were used to produce soda -based glass in England of the 16th century, unlike the Cinderella glass or ash ashes. Many of these plants are also edible and are considered a delicacy in certain areas. Similar plants growing in the Mediterranean are often given the common name a salty module .

Although they come from several different genera and do not form a biologically related group, Glassworts share certain properties. They are succulent halophyte plants, which means they retain water and benefit in a solitary environment such as shells and salty marshes. When burning ash, sodium carbonate, commonly called soda ash, contains an important ingredient in glass and soap. The vast majority of Glassworts are members of the Amaranth family (Amaranthaceae), which also includes beet, spinach and quinoa.

The name Glasswort was first applied to plants salicornia genus including s. europea orOrdinary glasses and s. Bigelovia or the dwarf Glasswort, which comes from parts of the United States and Mexico. Parish's Glasswort ( Arthrocnemum subterminale ), sometimes classified as salicornia species, is also originally from California and Mexico. Many plants also belong to the genus Sarcocornia such as the bead Glasswort ( s. Quinqueflora ) and the thick head of the slide ( s. Blackiana ), both native of Australia. Some sarcocornia species from the United States are Pacific Glasswort ( pacifica ) and Virginia Glasswort ( p.

Some Glassworts Flood from Australia belongs to Tecticornia . The Glasswort ( Tecticornia Arbuscula ), as well as parish food wood, was once classified as a kind of salicornia . salsola kali or prickly Glasswort is one of theThe few Glassworts from Eurasia and have become an invasive species in North America and Australia. Great buckwheat Glasswort ( Eriogonum salicorniides ) belongs to the group of North American plants commonly known as wild buckwheat, and is the only glass that does not belong to the amaranth family.