| Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Camphorosma monspeliaca L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 122 (1753) |
| Native Range | Medit. to Mongolia and Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | saltings |
| Description | leaves 2-10mm long, grey-green, often in small fascicles, flowers small, with yellow anthers and red style, in axillary clusters, forming erect spike; scenting of camphor |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Camphorata glabra (L.) Crantz Camphorata hirsuta Moench Camphorata perennis (Pall.) Kuntze Camphorata ruthenica (M.Bieb.) Kuntze Camphorosma glabra L. Camphorosma hirsuta (Moench) Stokes Camphorosma lessingii Litv. Camphorosma lessingii var. pulviniformis Mulk. Camphorosma monspeliaca var. pulviniformis (Mulk.) Akopian Camphorosma monspeliense L. Camphorosma nestensis Turrill Camphorosma perennis Pall. Camphorosma ruthenica M.Bieb. Camphorosma vigintimilleis Tineo |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |