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Salsola vermiculata L.

Synonyms

Salsola chaudharyi, Salsola damascena, Salsola flavescens, Salsola hispanica, Salsola mandavillei, Salsola palaestinica, Salsola rigida, Salsola rodinii, Salsola tamariscifolia, Salsola villosa

Common names

Hamd, Woolly bassia

My notes

This name is taken from a book "The flora of Qatar" by Ekhlas M. M. Abdel Bary (Qatar University, 2012), but J. N. calls it S. villosa.

AI-generated Description

Salsola vermiculata is a species of shrub native to arid and semi-arid regions. In Qatar, it has been found to grow as a small, branched shrub with succulent stems and leaves that are often spine-tipped. It tends to thrive in sandy or saline soils, commonly inhabiting coastal areas and salt flats. Local studies have noted its ability to tolerate high salinity levels, making it an adaptable species in Qatar's harsh desert environment.

Saltwort (Salsola vermiculata(?), local name hamd) on roadside of Salwa Road in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
طريق سلوى، Qatar

Shoot of Salsola vermiculata (local name hamd) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014
Mazra`at Turayna, Qatar

Salsola vermiculata (local name hamd) near Al Khor Hospital. Qatar, April 24, 2015
Unnamed Road, Qatar

Seedling of Salsola vermiculata (local name hamd) taken from area of ponds near the entrance of Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, November 13, 2015

Salt tolerant plant Salsola vermiculata(?) on windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Salwa Rd, Qatar

AI-generated summary of observations

Observations of Salsola vermiculata in Qatar have shown that it can be found in various locations throughout the country. On February 21, 2014, it was spotted on the roadside of Salwa Road in south-western Qatar. In Southern Qatar, it was observed in Trainah gardens on March 5, 2014, and near Al Khor Hospital on April 24, 2015. A seedling was also found near the entrance of Irkhaya Farms on November 13, 2015. Additionally, the plant was seen growing on windblown sand on the southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh on March 18, 2016. The local name for Salsola vermiculata is "hamd", and it appears to be a salt-tolerant plant that can thrive in different environments. It has been observed in both gardens and natural areas, including roadsides and sandy regions.

Links

• Flora of Qatar.
• Unknown plants or plants without names.
• Duplicate and extra pictures of plants.
• Earlier version of collection of plants.
• Other collections of pictures from Qatar: Lizards of Qatar, Cats of Qatar, Camels of Qatar, and Fish of Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Outside links

• Salsola vermiculata from www.catalogueoflife.org
• Ekhlas M. M. Abdel Bary, The Flora of Qatar, Volume I: The Dicotyledons. Doha 2012
• Flora of Qatar, Volume II: The Monocotyledons
• Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. John Norton et al. 2009
• Qatar eNature. Flora
• Ali Al-Rawi, Flowering plants of Kuwait, 1985
• Plants of Kuwait
• Flora of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qassim Region
• Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia by Rain and Dust at Flickr
• Plants of South-Western Morocco
• Pictures from Qatar (Flickr/cpmkutty)
• Arabian plants by Gary Brown
• Flora of Israel

How the web page was created

• A list of plants with their common names was written using online sources and books.
• Web pages were written by a program consisting of several scripts.
• Full names, synonyms, and classification of plants were found online from catalogueoflife.org and theplantlist.org using a script.
• Pictures of plants were selected from a database using a script.
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Acknowledgements

QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.