Die Milchfleckdistel ist angepasst an salzhaltigen Boden. Die in Sizilien heimische Pflanze speichert Wasser in ihren fleischigen Trieben und übersteht Trockenperioden mühelos. Ihre weiße, milchige Saftflüssigkeit gibt ihr den Namen und schützt vor Fraß. Jetzt im Winter öffnen sich ihre Blütenköpfe.
28.12.2025, #Italy #Sicily #Marsala #milkThistle #thistle #halophyte #flower #blossom #bloom [1]

Salt tolerant #halophyte Suaeda salsa plays an important role in the #ecology and #economics of saline #agriculture. Here, Wang et al. use multi-omics to provide insights into Suaeda #genome #evolution and betacyanin #biosynthesis.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13064
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#PlantSci #botany

New growth! Our stock Sea club-rush (Bolboschoenus maritimus) plants are making new plants! the little store of energy packed in the tiny tuber is not enough to survive on it's own yet, but with a bit of support from the plants it is still connected to and some time, it will be a big plant one day! #Saltmarsh #halophyte #HabitatRestoration

The view from the shore: Glasswort (Salicornia europaea) emerging from the sand in the Eden Estuary. It's a small annual plant, found in intertidal salt marshes.
The ashes of this plant (and others) used to be used as a source of soda ash for glass and soap making.
#Saltmarsh #halophyte @plants

More #JIPB #OpenAccess #PlantScience for your Monday!
In our April issue, Zhao et al. explore the distribution, morphology, and induction of bracelet #salt glands in #Limonium bicolor.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13417
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#halophyte #SaltTolerance #CropSci #bioengineering #JIPB

💎Check out this bling!💎
Zhao et al. explore the distribution, morphology, and induction of bracelet #salt glands in Limonium bicolor.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13417
@wileyplantsci
#PlantScience #halophyte #SaltTolerance #CropScience #bioengineering #JIPB