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Halothamnus bottae

Halothamnus bottae
Photo: G. Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth & beet family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Arabian Pen.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Halothamnus bottae is a species of the plant genus Halothamnus, that belongs to the subfamily Salsoloideae of the family Amaranthaceae. It occurs on the Arabian Peninsula.

Where it grows

Halothamnus bottae is endemic on the Arabian peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates).

Uses

In Oman, the dried parts of Halothamnus bottae are used as snuff.

Other Halothamnus plants

Halothamnus auriculus · Halothamnus beckettii · Halothamnus glaucus · Halothamnus hierochunticus · Halothamnus iliensis · Halothamnus iranicus · Halothamnus lancifolius · Halothamnus somalensis · Halothamnus subaphyllus · Halothamnus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Halothamnus bottae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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