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Halothamnus glaucus

Flowering Plants

Halothamnus glaucus is a sub-shrub of the family Amaranthaceae, in the subfamily Salsoloideae, that grows up to a metre high and has bluish-green, pale-striped branches. It has fleshy, half-cylindrical linear leaves up to 50 millimetres long and a winged fruit 11 to 17 millimetres across. Marschall von Bieberstein first described it in 1798 as Salsola glauca, and Botschantzev moved it to Halothamnus in 1981. Three subspecies are recognised: glaucus, hispidulus and tianschanicus. It ranges from eastern Turkey through the Caucasus and Central Asia to China and Mongolia, growing in dry semi-deserts and mountain steppes on stony or clay soils, sometimes salty, up to 2000 metres. It is an important fodder plant for camels, sheep and goats and is cultivated locally. In earlier centuries potash was extracted from its ash, and its roots and aerial parts contain alkaloids.

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Amaranthaceae, Taxa
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In Biome

Steppe, Biomes
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Xeric Shrubland, Biomes
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Armenia

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extends from eastern Turkey over Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to China (Dzungaria, possibly Kashgaria) and Mongolia, too.
Azerbaijan

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extends from eastern Turkey over Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to China (Dzungaria, possibly Kashgaria) and Mongolia, too.
China

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extends from eastern Turkey over Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to China (Dzungaria, possibly Kashgaria) and Mongolia, too.
Georgia

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extends from eastern Turkey over Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to China (Dzungaria, possibly Kashgaria) and Mongolia, too.
Iran

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extends from eastern Turkey over Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to China (Dzungaria, possibly Kashgaria) and Mongolia, too.
Kazakhstan

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extends from eastern Turkey over Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to China (Dzungaria, possibly Kashgaria) and Mongolia, too.
Kyrgyzstan

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extends from eastern Turkey over Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to China (Dzungaria, possibly Kashgaria) and Mongolia, too.
Mongolia

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extends from eastern Turkey over Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to China (Dzungaria, possibly Kashgaria) and Mongolia, too.
Turkey

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extends from eastern Turkey over Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to China (Dzungaria, possibly Kashgaria) and Mongolia, too.
Turkmenistan

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extends from eastern Turkey over Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to China (Dzungaria, possibly Kashgaria) and Mongolia, too.
Uzbekistan

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extends from eastern Turkey over Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to China (Dzungaria, possibly Kashgaria) and Mongolia, too.
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Halothamnus glaucus (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution
    extends from eastern Turkey over Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to China (Dzungaria, possibly Kashgaria) and Mongolia, too.
  • In Group: Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales), Lead
    belongs to the subfamily Salsoloideae of the family Amaranthaceae
  • Child Taxon Of: Amaranthaceae, Lead, family
    belongs to the subfamily Salsoloideae of the family Amaranthaceae
  • In Biome: Steppe, Distribution, habitat
    It grows in dry semideserts or mountain steppes on stony or clayey ground, partly on salty soils, up to 2000 m above sea-level.
  • In Biome: Xeric Shrubland, Distribution, semidesert habitat
    It grows in dry semideserts or mountain steppes on stony or clayey ground, partly on salty soils, up to 2000 m above sea-level.
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