In addition I have seen and have photos of halophytic higher plants
(Suaeda spp.) growing on the sandy shore right next to the Dead Sea.
All around them is a solid crust of salt! BRBR

How fascinating. I didn't see any when I was there. I did collect a piece of
rock salt as a memento, but I cleaned it thoroughly before I brought it home.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)