Haloxylon salicornicum

Haloxylon salicornicum

''Haloxylon salicornicum'' is a shrub or undershrub belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is a desert shrub and is found in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Appearance

''Haloxylon salicornicum'' is an almost leafless, much-branched shrub, growing up to 60 cm in height. The stems are pale and the plant lacks large foliage-type leaves, having instead minute triangular cup-shaped scales with membranous margins and woolly interiors. The flowers are in short spikes up to 6 cm long. This plant is found in sandhills, sand ridges and other arid habitats.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusHaloxylon
SpeciesH. salicornicum
Photographed in
Israel
Jordan