Haloxylon salicornicum

Haloxylon salicornicum is a shrub or undershrub belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.^[1] It is a desert shrub^[2] and is found in Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan and Pakistan.^[3]

Haloxylon salicornicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Haloxylon
Species:	H. salicornicum
Binomial name
Haloxylon salicornicum (Moq.) Bunge ex Boiss.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Arthrophytum articulatum (Moq.) Iljin Caroxylon articulatum Moq. Caroxylon salicornicum Moq. Haloxylon articulatum (Moq.) Bunge Haloxylon schweinfurthii Asch. & Schweinf. Hammada articulata (Moq.) O.Bolòs & Vigo Hammada elegans (Bunge) Botsch. Hammada hispanica Botsch. Hammada salicornica (Moq.) Iljin Salsola articulata Cav.

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.^[3] This plant is found in sandhills, sand ridges and other arid habitats.