Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Chenopodiaceae
Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (Moric.) C. Koch
(Syn: Salicornia macrostachya Moric.)
English name: Glaucous glasswort.
Local name: Laaran.
Description:
A robust monoecious perennial more or less erect salt tolerant succulent shrub
growing up to 90 cm tall with diffuse, glaucous-green segmented stem. Flowers very
minute, in terminal spikes.
Flowering Period:
October to December.
Habitat:
Saline and clayey soils of coastal areas, extending to
intertidal zone frequently associated with sparse
population of Avicennia marina.
Uses:
Distribution:
Mediterranean coast of South Europe, NorthAfrica, Egypt,
SaudiArabia, Middle-east, Iran and Pakistan.
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