Haloxylon tamariscifolium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Salsoloideae
Tribus: Salsoleae
Genus: Haloxylon
Species: Haloxylon tamariscifolium

Name

Haloxylon tamariscifolium (L.) Pau, Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 2: 71 (1903).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Anabasis tamariscifolia L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 949 (1759).
    • Type: "In Hispania". Lectotype: LINN LINN-HL316-5.
• Homotypic
  • Salsola tamariscifolia (L.) Cav., Icon. [Cavanilles] 5: 69 (1799).
  • Halogeton tamariscifolia (L.) C.A. Mey., in Ledeb. Fl. Alt. 1: 378 (1829).
  • Caroxylon tamariscifolium (L.) Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 174 (1849).
  • Hammada tamariscifolia (L.) Iljin, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 33: 583 (1948).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southwestern Europe Spain Africa Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara West Tropical Africa Mauritania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cavanilles, A.J. 1799. Icones et descriptiones plantarum, quae aut sponte in Hispania crescunt, aut in hortis hospitantur. Vol. V, 82 pp. 401–500bis pl. Ex Regia Typographia, Matriti [Madrid]. Biblioteca Digital. Reference page. 
• Iljin, M.M. 1948. Novi rod Hammada Iljin. Botanicheskii Zhurnal (Moscow & Leningrad) 33: 582–583. Reference page. 
• Ledebour, C.F.v., with Meyer, C.A.v. & Bunge, A.v. 1829. Flora Altaica. Tomus 1. Classis I.–V. 440 pp. G. Reimeri, Berolini. BHL Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 
• Moquin-Tandon, A. 1849. Salsolaceae. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.): Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 13(2): 41–219. Masson, Paris. BHL Reference page. 
• Pau y Español, C. 1903. Plantas nuevas para la flora espanola procedentes de Cartagena. Boletin de la Sociedad Aragonesa de Ciencias Naturales 2: 65–73. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Akhani, H., Edwards, G. & Roalson, E.H. 2007. Diversification of the Old World Salsoleae s.l. (Chenopodiaceae): Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Nuclear and Chloroplast Data Sets and a Revised Classification. International Journal of Plant Sciences 168(6): 931–956. DOI: 10.1086/518263 ResearchGate Reference page. : 946.
• Uotila, P. 2011+. as Hammada articulata. In: Chenopodiaceae (pro parte majore). – Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Haloxylon tamariscifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Haloxylon tamariscifolium. Published online. Accessed: 6. July 2026. Reference page.