eHALOPH - Halophytes Database

Family	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Zygophyllum
Species	dumosum
Author	Boiss.
Infraspecific	subsp.
Infraspecfic Author
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Plant type	xerophyte
Life form	Shrub
Ecotypes	unknown
Max. salinity	SW Previously was: 8
Germination	Yes
Salt glands and bladders	unknown
Photosynthesis Pathway	C3
Molecular data
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	Yes
Bioremediation	unknown
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Secondary Metabolites
Compatible Solutes
Habitat	C1.5 Permanent inland saline and brackish lakes, ponds and pools
Economic use	4800.0 Ornamental including turf grasses 4850.0 Salt-tolerant ornamental
Distribution
Distribution (text)	Saharo-Arabian region 75 km parallel to the Jordan River and the Dead Sea, and varies in width from 10 km at Wadi Hisban and Wadi Zarqa to about 2-3 km in Zara, Jordan Sede Boqer (34°46'N; 30°5rE) Israel Negev desert 34 deg 46 mi E 30 deg 47 min N Israel
Miscellaneous notes
References	AGAMI, M (1986) THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT SOIL-WATER POTENTIALS, TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY ON GERMINATION OF SEEDS OF THE DESERT SHRUB ZYGOPHYLLUM-DUMOSUM. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM. 67, 2, 305. -309. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Zygophyllum dumosum Aronson, J.A., D. Pasternak and A. Danon. (1988) Introduction and first evaluation of 120 halophytes under seawater irrigation. In: Arid lands : today and tomorrow : proceedings of an international research and development conference, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A., October 20-25, 1985. 737. -746. (see details) 117 Plants associated with this reference: Allenrolfea occidentalis Anagallis arvensis Arthrocnemum fruticosum Arthrocnemum halocnemoides Arthrocnemum macrostachyum Astydamia latifolia Atriplex atacamensis Atriplex barclayana Atriplex bunburyana Atriplex canescens Atriplex cinerea Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex dimorphostegia Atriplex glauca Atriplex halimus Atriplex hymenelytra Atriplex lentiformis Atriplex leucoclada Atriplex leucophylla Atriplex linearis Atriplex nummularia Atriplex nuttallii Atriplex repanda Atriplex sagittifolia Atriplex semibaccata Atriplex undulata Atriplex vesicaria Batis maritima Beta vulgaris Borrichia frutescens Calotropis gigantea Calotropis procera Carpobrotus edulis Casuarina cristata Casuarina glauca Casuarina stricta Chenopodium auricomum Chenopodium macrospermum Conocarpus erectus Crambe maritima Crithmum maritimum Daucus halophilus Disphyma australe Disphyma crassifolium Drosanthemum candens Eremophila polyclada Eucalyptus sargentii Frankenia pulverulenta Galenia fruticosa Halimione portulacoides Haloxylon recurvum Inula crithmoides Inula viscosa Ipomoea stolonifera Iresine rhizomatosa Juncus maritimus Lampranthus albus Limonium axillare Limonium macrophyllum Limonium meyeri Limonium pectinatum Limonium perezii Limonium sinuatum Limonium vulgare Lotus creticus Lotus cytisoides Lycopersicon minor Maireana sedifolia Malacocera albicans Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Myoporum parvifolium Nitraria billardieri Nitraria retusa Nitraria schoberi Osteospermum fruticosum Otanthus maritimus Parapholis incurva Paspalum distichum Peganum harmala Pholiurus incurvus Phyla nodiflora Plantago crassifolia Plantago maritima Polypogon monspeliensis Puccinellia maritima Puccinellia peisonis Rhagodia crassifolia Salicornia bigelovii Salvadora persica Sarcocornia fruticosa Sarcocornia perennis Scaevola crassifolia Scaevola taccada Selliera radicans Sesuvium portulacastrum Sesuvium sessile Sesuvium verrucosum Solanum incanum Spartina longispica Suaeda maritima Suaeda nigra Suaeda nudiflora Suaeda splendens Suaeda torreyana Suaeda vera Suaeda vermiculata Tamarix chinensis Tamarix nilotica Tamarix senegalensis Tetragonia fruticosa Tetragonia implexicoma Tetragonia tetragonoides Thespesia populnea Urginea maritima Zygophyllum billardierei Zygophyllum coccineum Zygophyllum dumosum Pasternak, D. and A. Nerd (1996) Research and utilization of halophytes in Israel. Halophytes and Biosaline Agriculture. 325-348. (see details) 71 Plants associated with this reference: Aeluropus lagopoides Aeluropus littoralis Allenrolfea occidentalis Arthrocnemum macrostachyum Atriplex atacamensis Atriplex barclayana Atriplex canescens Atriplex cinerea Atriplex dimorphostegia Atriplex glauca Atriplex halimus Atriplex lentiformis Atriplex leucoclada Atriplex nummularia Atriplex portulacoides Atriplex repanda Atriplex sagittifolia Atriplex semibaccata Atriplex undulata Atriplex vesicaria Batis maritima Borrichia frutescens Casuarina cristata Casuarina glauca Chenopodium auricomum Conocarpus erectus Disphyma crassifolium Distichlis palmeri Drosanthemum floribundum Eucalyptus sargentii Galenia secunda Juncus acutus Juncus maritimus Leptochloa fusca Leymus racemosus Limbarda crithmoides Limonium axillare Limonium pectinatum Limonium perezii Limonium vulgare Maireana sedifolia Melaleuca halmaturorum Nitraria billardierei Nitraria retusa Paspalum vaginatum Phyla nodiflora Plantago crassifolia Portulaca confertifolia Portulaca confertifolia Puccinellia ciliata Rhagodia crassifolia Roepera billardierei Sarcocornia fruticosa Sesuvium portulacastrum Sporobolus virginicus Suaeda aegyptiaca Suaeda fruticosa Suaeda maritima Suaeda monoica Suaeda nigra Suaeda torreyana Suaeda vera Suaeda vermiculata Tamarix aphylla Tamarix chinensis Tamarix senegalensis Tetragonia tetragonoides Zygophyllum billardierei Zygophyllum coccineum Zygophyllum dumosum atriplex coquimbana Qasem, Jamal R. (2015) PROSPECTS OF WILD MEDICINAL AND INDUSTRIAL PLANTS OF SALINE HABITATS IN THE JORDAN VALLEY. 47, 2, 551. -570. (see details) 51 Plants associated with this reference: Acacia nilotica Aeluropus lagopoides Aizoon canariense Alhagi maurorum Anabasis articulata Anagallis arvensis Arundo donax Asparagus horridus Atriplex halimus Atriplex leucoclada Blyttia spiralis Calotropis procera Casuarina equisetifolia Chenopodium murale Cynodon dactylon Cyperus laevigatus Desmostachya bipinnata Dittrichia viscosa Drimia maritima Dysphania ambrosioides Eucalyptus camaldulensis Fagonia mollis Juncus acutus Juncus maritimus Lycium europaeum Lycium shawii Nitraria retusa Ochradenus baccatus Peganum harmala Phoenix dactylifera Plantago coronopus Plantago lanceolata Polypogon monspeliensis Portulaca oleracea Prosopis farcta Rumex crispus Salicornia europaea Salsola schweinfurthii Solanum incanum Sonchus maritimus Spergularia diandra Suaeda aegyptiaca Suaeda asphaltica Suaeda palaestina Suaeda vera Tamarix tetragyna Tripolium pannonicum Typha angustifolia Typha latifolia Zygophyllum coccineum Zygophyllum dumosum SARIG, S; STEINBERGER, Y (1994) MICROBIAL BIOMASS RESPONSE TO SEASONAL FLUCTUATION IN SOIL-SALINITY UNDER THE CANOPY OF DESERT HALOPHYTES. SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY. 26, 10, 1405. -1408. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Reaumuria negevensis Zygophyllum dumosum Sarig, S., A. Fliessbach and Y. Steinberger (1996) Microbial biomass reflects a nitrogen and phosphorous economy of halophytes grown in salty desert soil. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 21, 1-2, 128-130. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Reaumuria negevensis Zygophyllum dumosum

Report for Zygophyllum dumosum Boiss.