Haloxylon salicornicum (Moq.) Bunge ex Boiss. is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Haloxylon salicornicum (Moq.) Bunge ex Boiss. (Haloxylon salicornicum (Moq.) Bunge ex Boiss.)
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Haloxylon salicornicum (Moq.) Bunge ex Boiss.

Haloxylon salicornicum (Moq.) Bunge ex Boiss.

Haloxylon salicornicum is a small, almost leafless arid-region shrub with scaly growth and short flower spikes.

Family
Genus
Haloxylon
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Haloxylon salicornicum (Moq.) Bunge ex Boiss.

Haloxylon salicornicum (Moq.) Bunge ex Boiss. is an almost leafless, heavily branched shrub that reaches a maximum height of 60 cm (20 in). Its stems are pale in color, and it does not have large, foliage-type leaves. Instead, it bears very small triangular, cup-shaped scales that have membranous margins and woolly interiors. Its flowers grow in short spikes that can be up to 6 cm (2 in) long. This species grows in sandhills, sand ridges, and other arid habitats.

Photo: (c) Drew Gardner, all rights reserved, uploaded by Drew Gardner

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Haloxylon

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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