Caroxylon imbricatum, synonym Salsola imbricata, is a small species of shrub in the family Amaranthaceae. It grows in deserts and arid regions of north Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and southwestern Asia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Overlapping-Flowers Saltwort 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
- Caroxylon vermiculatum
- Kalidium foliatum
- Salsola dendroides
- Suaeda aegyptiaca
- Salsola passerina
- Caroxylon aphyllum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Caroxylon
- Species
- Caroxylon imbricatum
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