
سويد
Suaeda fruticosa (L.) Forssk.

الأثينة العنقودية، عيفجان
Dysphania botrys
الفصيلة قَطيفيّة · Amaranthaceae
© Ramy Maalouf 2020 - 2026
© Ramy Maalouf 2020 - 2026
Habitat & elevation: Prefers sandy and disturbed soils, roadsides, and waste places.
Lebanese distribution: Coastal and mid-altitude regions — Beirut, Nahr el-Kelb, Tripoli, ʿAmchit, Ghazir, ʿAramoun, Douma, Faraya, Broummana, Hadeth, Ksara.
Native range: Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, East European Russia, East Himalaya, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, Nepal, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Peninsula, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen (POWO).
Introduced into: Alabama, Algeria, Altay, Arizona, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Central European Russia, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Libya, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Rhode Island, Sinai, South Dakota, Sweden, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming (POWO).