Alhagi maurorum

Botanical Description

Alhagi maurorum is a spiny, erect, perennial plant with branched stems that become woody, at least at the base; it can grow 30 - 150cm tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 1009 Title New South Wales Government; Pest and Weeds Management Publication Author Website http://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A website with very well-produced factsheets on over 300 noxious and environmental weeds of New South Wales ]. A very deep-rooted plant with roots that can extend several metres into the ground[ 1059 Title A Guide to Medicinal Plants in North Africa Publication Author Publisher IUCN; Malaga, Spain Year 2005 ISBN 2-8317-0893-1 Description A guide to over 100 species of medicinal herbs in N. Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and more particularly as a medicine. It is sold in local markets for use as a medicine. The plant has been introduced to various areas as a contaminant, especially in alfalfa seed. It has become a weed in some areas, such as southeastern Australia and the USA. It spreads particularly by its extremely vigourous root system, that has been known to break through sealed bitumen roads and spread from one side to the other[ 1009 Title New South Wales Government; Pest and Weeds Management Publication Author Website http://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A website with very well-produced factsheets on over 300 noxious and environmental weeds of New South Wales ].