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.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Rimth Saltbush being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Anabasis articulata
- Haloxylon persicum
- Sympegma regelii
- Haloxylon ammodendron
- Halocnemum strobilaceum
- Anabasis aphylla
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Haloxylon
- Species
- Haloxylon salicornicum
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