Suaeda | ''Vitis'' spp. | ''Suaeda'' spp. | ''Crataegus'' spp. |
Ampelography (ἄμπελος, "vine" + γράφος, 'writing') is the field of botany concerned with the identification and classification of grapevines, Vitis spp. Traditionally this has been done by comparing the shape and colour of the vine leaves and grape berries; more recently the study of vines has been revolutionised by DNA fingerprinting.
The shallow waters of the lake contain scarce vegetation composed of 72 species of plants which have adapted to salty water, such as Parish's glasswort (Arthrocnemum subterminale), Sea Lavender (Limonium), rushes (Juncus), glasswort (Salicornia), Sarcocornia, bulrush (Scirpus) and seepweeds (Suaeda).
This was a blow to the Paiutes, because that was an area important to the tribe for wada (Suaeda calceoliformis) seeds.
Romeritos is a Mexican dish from Mexico City, consisting of sprigs of a wild plant known as Romerito (Suaeda spp.) that looks like rosemary, therefore its name.