Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Chenopodiaceae
Haloxylon salicornicum (Moq.) Bunge ex Bioss.
English name:
Local name: Lana, Lani.
Description:
A xerophytic erect ascending twiggy shrub up to 80 cm tall, branches green, jointed,
leafless. Flowers minute arranged in terminal spike. Fruit winged, off-white.
Flowering Period:
November to December.
Habitat:
The plant is very common in sandy deserts and gravelly soils.
Uses:
It is considered as poisonous plant.
Distribution:
Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Central &
Eastern Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Afghanistan and
Pakistan.
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