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Which plants grow along the shores of the Dead Sea?

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White salt deposits cover rocks along the shore of the Dead Sea near Masada, Israel, with green water and dramatic cloudy sky in the background. — Dead Sea Salt deposits at the Dead Sea near Masada, Israel.

The extreme salinity of the Dead Sea prevents most forms of life from surviving within the lake itself, with the exception of bacteria.12

Regarding the surrounding environment, plant life along the shores is discontinuous. Aside from the vegetation found along the rivers that feed into the lake, the flora consists primarily of halophytes—plants that are specifically adapted to grow in salty or alkaline soil.12