Nitraria schoberi
| Nitraria schoberi | |
|---|---|
| Unripe fruit at the Berca Mud Volcanoes, Romania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Nitrariaceae |
| Genus: | Nitraria |
| Species: | N. schoberi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nitraria schoberi | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nitraria schoberi, the nitrebush (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Nitrariaceae. It has an Irano-Turanian distribution. Its fruit, edible and salty-sweet, are collected by local peoples and eaten fresh or preserved. Archeological evidence shows that people have been eating the fruit since Epipalaeolithic times.