Name: Qalam,Ajram
Scientific name: Arthrocnemum macrostachyum
Type: Shrub
Color: Green,Yellow
Habitat: Coastal Areas
Size: 100 cm
Conservation status:
Native
Description:
Family: Amaranthaceae
Growth form: Shrub. Flowering. Mar–May. Status: Native. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Abundant in salt marshes along coasts at Al Khor, Ras Eshairiq, Umm Bab and Dukhan. Also locally dominant on coastal sabkha at Ras Abrouq. Uses: Dry stems are used as firewood.
