Nitraria schoberi L.

Species

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Characteristics

A spreading shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. The small branches can have spines. The leaves are thick and oblong to wedge shaped. They are 1-4 cm long. The flowers are small and white. The fruit are like olives. They are 1-2 cm long. They are red or purple and slightly salty.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Clayey and sandy, usually solonetzic soils in desert plains. Saline soils in arid regions.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The fruit are like olives and are edible.
Uses bee plant food medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Longevity (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Productivity -

Images

Nitraria schoberi unspecified picture

Distribution

Nitraria schoberi world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Pakistan, Romania, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Nitraria schoberi threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:873341-1
WFO ID wfo-0000381038
COL ID 47JVL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Nitraria caspica Nitraria oliveri Nitraria schoberi Zygophyllum australasicum Osyris schoberi Zygophyllum nitraria