Haloxylon persicum Bunge

White saxaul tree (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Haloxylon

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 1-7 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 15.0
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate or Mediterranean plant. It can grow in arid places.
More
Sandhills, deserts and sand ridges, often forming pure stands.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

Uses environmental use forage fuel medicinal stabilisation of sandy soils wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Haloxylon persicum world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, China, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, and Uzbekistan

Conservation status

Haloxylon persicum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:165849-1
WFO ID wfo-0000715241
COL ID 3JGD2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Arthrophytum arborescens Haloxylon persicum Anabasis saxaul Arthrophytum acutifolium Arthrophytum ammodendron var. acutifolium Arthrophytum persicum