Halocnemum strobilaceum is a species of flowering plant in the subfamily Salicornioideae of the family Amaranthaceae. It is native to coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea and parts of the Middle East and central Asia, where it grows in coastal and inland salt marshes, alkali flats, and other habitats with saline soils.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Halocnemum strobilaceum 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
- Arthrocaulon macrostachyum
- Kalidium foliatum
- Allenrolfea occidentalis
- Anabasis salsa
- Salicornia fruticosa
- Haloxylon salicornicum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Halocnemum
- Species
- Halocnemum strobilaceum
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