Haloxylon salicornicum

Haloxylon salicornicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:	Salsoloideae
Genus:	Haloxylon
Species:	H. salicornicum
Binomial name
	Haloxylon salicornicum;
Synonyms
	Caryoxylon salicornicum; Hammada salicornica;

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.^[1]

Description

Haloxylon salicornicum is an almost leafless, much-branched shrub, growing up to 60 cm (20 in) 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 (2 in) long.^[1] This plant is found in sandhills, sand ridges and other arid habitats.

References

^ ^a ^b "Haloxylon salicornicum". Flora of Pakistan. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

[Pakistan-1] "Haloxylon salicornicum". Flora of Pakistan. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

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