Name: Thalj, (salj)
Scientific name: Cornulaca monacantha
Type: Shrub
Color: Green,Yellow
Habitat: Coastal Areas,Sandy Areas
Size: 60 cm
Conservation status:
Native
Description:
Family: Amaranthaceae
Growth form: Small shrub. Flowering. Oct–Nov. Status: Native. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Frequent in coastal areas and in S Qatar on deeper saline sand. Uses: Reported by Rizk & El-Ghazaly to have some degree of antimicrobial activity when ingested. Leaves are used to treat jaundice in Qatar (Ghazanfar).
