Haloxylon salicornicum (Moq.) Bunge ex Boiss.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Haloxylon

Characteristics

A small shrub. They keep growing from year to year. It is pale and has many branches. It is almost without leaves. It grows up to 60 cm tall. The leaves are reduced to small triangle shaped scales. The flowers are in 3-6 cm long spikes. The flowers are creamy white.
Life form
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.43 - 0.6
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Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It can grow in salty soils and near the bases of dunes. It grows in desert.
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Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

The seeds are mixed with other grains for making bread.
Uses animal food environmental use food food additive fuel gum material medicinal poison vertebrate poison
Edible gums seeds
Therapeutic use Internulcer (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Haloxylon salicornicum world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Algeria, Egypt, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:165853-1
WFO ID wfo-0000715245
COL ID 3JGD6
BDTFX ID 167942
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Arthrophytum articulatum Haloxylon articulatum Haloxylon salicornicum Haloxylon elegans Caroxylon articulatum Caroxylon salicornicum Hammada articulata Hammada elegans Hammada hispanica Hammada salicornica Salsola articulata Haloxylon schweinfurthii