1) Caryophylloid dicot genus 2) Genus salsola 
Salsola is a genus of the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae. The genus sensu stricto is distributed in central and southwestern Asia, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. A common name of various members of this genus and related genera is saltwort, for their salt tolerance. The genus name Salsola is from the Latin salsus, meaning...
• (n.) A genus of plants including the glasswort. See Glasswort.
Sal'so·la noun [ New Latin , from Latin salsus salt, because they contain alkaline salts.] (Botany) A genus of plants including the glasswort. See Glasswort . 
[n] - chiefly Old World herbs or shrubs: saltworts
genus Salsola noun chiefly Old World herbs or shrubs: saltworts