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Qalam,Ajram

  


Name: Qalam,Ajram

Scientific name: Arthrocnemum macrostachyum

Type: Shrub

Color: Green,Yellow

Habitat: Coastal Areas

Size: 100 cm




Conservation status:

Native


Description:

Family: Amaranthaceae
Growth form: Shrub. Flowering. Mar–May. Status: Native. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Abundant in salt marshes along coasts at Al Khor, Ras Eshairiq, Umm Bab and Dukhan. Also locally dominant on coastal sabkha at Ras Abrouq. Uses: Dry stems are used as firewood.