''Haloxylon scoparium'' (syns. ''Arthrophytum scoparium'' and ''Hammada scoparia'') is a species of flowering plant in the family
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it ...
, native to semiarid north Africa and the Middle East.
In flat areas it is often one of the dominant species.
References
Amaranthaceae
Flora of Mauritania
Flora of North Africa
Flora of Sinai
Flora of Lebanon
Flora of Palestine (region)
Flora of Iraq
Plants described in 1875
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