Halimodendron halodendron (Pall.) Voss - Accepted: Halimodendron halodendron (Pall.) Voss bei Zander 2008; Familie: Fabaceae (Leguminosae, Papilionaceae) (Zander 2008)
Halimodendron halodendron (Pall.) Voss - Accepted: Halimodendron halodendron (Pall.) Voss bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Fabaceae (Leguminosae, Papilionaceae) (APG III)
Halimodendron halodendron (Pall.) Voss - Accepted: Halimodendron halodendron (Pall.) Voss bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fabaceae (Leguminosae, Papilionaceae) (APG III)
Halimodendron halodendron (Pall.) Voss - Accepted: Halimodendron halodendron (Pall.) Voss bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fabaceae (Leguminosae, Papilionaceae) (APG IV)

Color of flower

pink-violet, rarely whitish

Flowers

hermaphroditic, zygomorphic, up to 2 cm long flowers

Flower ecology

insect-pollinated (entomophilous)

Life form

shrub

Leaves

paripinnate leaves with oblanceolate, entire leaflets

Foliage persistence

deciduous

Fruits

black, glabrous, polyspermous, 1.2-1.5 cm long legume

Soil conditions

frequently on saline soils

Root type

deep-rooted

Natural occurrence (habitat)

floodplains, along rivers, aqueduct margins (aryk banks), abandoned irrigated fields

Comment to ecology

noxious weed in countries where the species is introduced

Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)

meso-xerophytic tugai vegetation (tugai woodlands); in associations with e.g. liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)

Constraints according soil conditions

salt tolerant

Comments

thorny stems

Usage

as ornamental plant and live fence; suitable for honey production; roots are used as a yellow dye; in desert areas also used as fuel

Erhardt, W., Götz, E., Bödeker, N. & Seybold, S. (2008): Der große Zander. Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. Band 2. Arten und Sorten. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart (Hohenheim), 18. Aufl., 2103 S.;

Gintzburger, G. et al. (2003): Rangelands of the Arid and Semi-arid Zones in Uzbekistan. ICARDA. International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas: 432 S. 9782759214839.;

The International Plant Names Index (2009). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org; Courtesy to IPNI, 2009. Exported from IPNI at date: 2009-09-22 20:17:51;