Fabaceae
Alhagi

Alhagi maurorum Medik.

First published in Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 398 (1787)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. European Russia to Xinjiang and N. Central India. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds Protein Content

21.80% Entire seed/nut. Moisture content not stated (Barclay & Earle, 1974)

[SID]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub
Vernacular
Adi Yagtikan, Bharbharra, Camel Thorn, Camelthorn, Dzhantak, Iran Yagtikan, Jawasa, Persian Manna Plant, Tzertzvikala, Tzygrik, Ukhtapush Parskakak, Ukhtapush Sovorana, Verblyuzhia Kolyuchka Lozhnaya, Verblyuzhia Kolyuchka Obyknove, Verblyuzhia Kolyuchka
[ILDIS]

Uses

Use
Chemical products, Domestic, Food and Drink, Forage, Medicine, Miscellaneous, Weed, Wood
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Seed Information Database

    • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. (2019) Seed Information Database (SID). Version 7.1. Available from: http://data.kew.org/sid/ (September 2019)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0