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Haloxylon

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Haloxylon

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Also known as Saxaul

Haloxylon is a genus of shrubs or small trees, belonging to the plant family Amaranthaceae. Haloxylon and its species are known by the common name saxaul. "Saksaul" is a common Turkic word that entered Russian through Kazakh.

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Haloxylon is a genus of shrubs or small trees within the family Amaranthaceae. It belongs to the order Caryophyllales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus is part of the subfamily Salsoloideae. Its name derives from the Greek words for salt and tree. The type species is Haloxylon ammodendron.

The genus comprises approximately 10 species distributed from the Mediterranean region to Central Asia. Records indicate occurrences in countries including Morocco, Iraq, Spain, Tunisia, and Algeria. Specimens are held by institutions such as MO, MNHN, NY, and VT. There are 8,631 recorded occurrences and 44 associated records, with 43 media items available.

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Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderCaryophyllales
  5. FamilyAmaranthaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Algeria, China North-Central, Egypt, Gulf States, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kuwait
Observations recorded8,631

梭梭属（学名：Haloxylon）是藜科下的一个属，为灌木或小乔木植物。该属共有约10种，分布于地中海至中亚地区。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
44
With media
43
Family
Amaranthaceae
Collections
MO, MNHN, NY, VT
Recorded in
Morocco, Iraq, Spain, Tunisia, Algeria, Turkey
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Haloxylon is a genus of shrubs or small trees, belonging to the plant family Amaranthaceae. Haloxylon and its species are known by the common name saxaul. "Saksaul" is a common Turkic word that entered Russian through Kazakh.

==Description== The species of genus Haloxylon are shrubs or small trees (rarely up to ) tall, with a thick trunk and many branches. The branches of the current year are green, from erect to pendant. The leaves are reduced to small scales. The inflorescences are short shoots borne on the stems of the previous year. The flowers are very small, as long or shorter than the bracteoles, bisexual or male. The two stigmas are very short. In fruit, the perianth segments develop spreading wings. The fruit with wings is about in diameter. The seed is about in diameter.

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