''Salsola komarovii'' is an
annual plant
An annual plant is a plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seeds, within one growing season, and then dies. The length of growing seasons and period in which they take place vary according to geographical ...
native to China, Korea, Japan and eastern Russia. It grows to a height of .
It is cultivated as a vegetable; the leaves and young shoots are eaten.
In
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
it is known as okahijiki
[ which translates as "land seaweed".
]
References
Amaranthaceae
Leaf vegetables
Barilla plants
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