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Genus: Bassia
Life
> eukaryotes >
Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
>
Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants)
> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants)
> Core Eudicots
> Order: Caryophyllales > Family:
Amaranthaceae > Subfamily: Chenopodioideae
About 10 species,
native to Eurasia and Africa, with four species native to southern Africa.
Found in salt marshes along the coast and along rivers.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Bassia diffusa |
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Bassia dinteri |
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Bassia indica |
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Bassia salsoloides |
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