Saltwort is a common name for various genera of flowering plants that thrive in salty environments, typically in coastal salt marshes and seashores, including: * Salsola and related genera within subfamily Salsoloideae * Salicornia * Tecticornia * Sarcocornia * Suaeda * Halogeton * and others: the above genera are in the family Amaranthaceae, which contains certain other saltwort genera not mentioned above, but not all Amaranthaceae are saltworts. * Batis, in the family Bataceae The ashes of these plants yield soda ash, which is an important ingredient for glassmaking and soapmaking.
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