Flowering
- Jan1
- Feb2
- Mar3
- Apr4
- May5
- Jun6
- Jul7
- Aug8
- Sep9
- Oct10
- Nov11
- Dec12
Distribution














Geogr. District
- Philistean Plain (V. Rare)
- Samarian Desert (Rare)
- Lower Jordan Valley (Common)
- Judean Mountains (Rare)
- Judean Desert (V. Common)
- Dead-Sea Valley (V. Common)
- Northern Negev (Common)
- Western Negev (V. Common)
- Negev Highlands (V. Common)
- Southern Negev (Common)
- Arava Valley (V. Rare)
- Ammon (V. Rare)
- Edom (Common)
Vegetation Units
Description & Remarks
Family
Additional Names
- Synonym (Scientific):
- Caroxylon inermis (Forrsk.) Akhani & Roalson
- Hebrew with Vowels:
- מִלְחִית חוּמָה
- Life form (Raunkiaer):
- annual
- Spinescence:
- absent
- Succulence:
- leaf succulent
- Summer Shedding:
- ephemeral
- Petal or tepal color:
- green
- Sexuality and Reproductive Morphology:
- Flowers hermaphrodite only
- Sporangia or Seed Homogeneity:
- Heterosporic + heterocarpic
- Flowering Time:
- August, July, September
- Leaf arrangement:
- alternate (one leaf per node)
- Leaf Type:
- scale
- Leaf or leaflet margin:
- other
- Stipule:
- absent
- Habitat:
- Desert, Shrub-steppes, Salty habitats
- Chorotype:
- Saharo-Arabian
- Drought Resistence:
- Salt Resistance:
- halophyte
- Synanthrop:
- mostly natural, also synanthropic
Taxonomy
- Superdivision:
- Spermatophyta
- Division:
- Angiospermae
- Class:
- Dicotyledoneae
- Family:
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus:
- Salsola