Salsola
noun
Sal·so·la
salˈsōlə
: a large genus of mostly Old World herbs or shrubs of the family Chenopodiaceae with variously shaped often prickly leaves and small greenish flowers whose 4- to 5-parted perianth remains investing the utricle see barilla , russian thistle , saltwort
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Italian, a plant of the genus Salsola, from salso salty, from Latin salsus