Nitraria schoberi L. is a plant in the Nitrariaceae family, order Sapindales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Nitraria schoberi L.
Nitraria schoberi is an Irano-Turanian flowering nitrebush with edible fruit consumed by people since the Epipalaeolithic.
Nitraria schoberi is a species of flowering plant in the Nitrariaceae family, and it shares the common name nitrebush with other members of its genus. It has an Irano-Turanian distribution. Its edible fruit has a salty-sweet flavor, which is collected by local peoples and eaten either fresh or preserved. Archaeological evidence shows that humans have consumed this fruit since the Epipalaeolithic period.
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