Anabasis articulata (Forssk.) Moq.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Anabasis

Characteristics

A low shrub almost without leaves. The flowers occur singly in the axils of the leaves. The fruit have wings. The plant exudes an edible manna.
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Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It can tolerate drought.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses animal food material medicinal poison vertebrate poison
Edible leaves
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Images

Leaf

Anabasis articulata leaf picture by Collados Ana (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Anabasis articulata flower picture by sandra Rousseau (cc-by-sa)
Anabasis articulata flower picture by Collados Ana (cc-by-sa)
Anabasis articulata flower picture by Annick Thiaudière (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Anabasis articulata fruit picture by Zoltán Kovács (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Anabasis articulata world distribution map, present in Bahrain, Egypt, Spain, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:163391-1
WFO ID wfo-0000532754
COL ID 66H3G
BDTFX ID 122709
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anabasis mucronata Anabasis articulata Salsola articulata Anabasis crassa Anabasis hispanica Anabasis articulata var. ascendens