Haloxylon salicornicum
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Haloxylon salicornicum

Haloxylon salicornicum is a salt tolerant, drought tolerant, desert shrub belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is a desert shrub and is found in Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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. This plant is found in sandhills, sand ridges and other arid habitats.

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