Mallow
Mallow. A shrub growing one and one-half to three meters (five to ten feet) high and having thick succulent leaves and small purple flowers. The Hebrew word for mallow means “salt plant.” It thrived in dry, salty regions especially around the Dead Sea. Although the leaves were sour and had little nutritive value, they were boiled and eaten by the poor in dire circumstances.
Mentioned only once in the Bible ( Job 30:4), mallow is also translated as salt herbs in the NIV and saltwort in the NEB.