Caroxylon imbricatum
(Forssk.) Moq.
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Where to Find It
It is a warm temperate plant.
Afghanistan, Africa, Algeria, Asia, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Mauritania, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, Niger, North Africa, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Sahara, Sahel, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Western Sahara, Yemen,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bhutan, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Singapore, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A small, much-branched shrub in the Amaranthaceae family, growing 25-100 cm tall. It is found in warm temperate climates.
Wikipedia
Source ↗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.
Notes
Also put in the family Chenopodiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Caroxylon foetidum Moq.Chenopodium baryosmon Schult.Nitrosalsola baryosma (Schult.) TheodorovaSalsola baryosma (Schult.) DandySalsola imbricata Forssk.Salsola marosteum Moq.Salsola moorcroftiana Wall.
References (2)
- Plants of the World on Line.
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
