Dr. Abdulaziz M. Assaeed

Haloxylon salicornicum

Species

Chenopodiaceae

Family

Rimth

Vernacular name

Perennial shrub

Life Form

Rounded multi-branched shrub, 50-100cm high, often forming hammocks. Stems cylindrical and appear naked. Leaves reduced to small scales. Flowers in dense lateral and terminal spikes on the upper branches. Fruiting perianth with 5 membranous yellow to pink wings, nearly 5mm in diameter 

Description

Shallow to deep sands or silty soil, also found in gravel plains

Habitat

Important camel browse

Grazing Importance

Uprooted for firewood

Other Uses

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