A so-called halophyte, the briny succu-lent thrives in hellish heat and pitiful soil on little more than a regular dousing of ocean water.

• 它是所谓盐土植物，或海水的多汁植物，只要定期灌溉海水，即使天气酷热，土壤贫瘠，盐角草属植物仍可茁壮成长。