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Alhagi maurorum Medik.
camelthorn

       
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Photo of Alhagi maurorum Medik.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Egypt, Cairo. Usage Requirements.
 
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Synonyms:
Alhagi maurorum Medik.

  ALCA Alhagi camelorum Fisch.
  ALPS3 Alhagi pseudalhagi (M. Bieb.) Desv. ex B. Keller & Schaparenko
 

Distribution:
Alhagi maurorum Medik.

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, NM, NV, TX, UT, WA)
 

Related Taxa:
Alhagi maurorum Medik.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 1 species in Alhagi
 

Classification:
Alhagi maurorum Medik.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Alhagi Gagnebin – alhagi
Species Alhagi maurorum Medik. – camelthorn
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Alhagi maurorum Medik.

This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arizona:
Alhagi pseudalhagi
camelthorn              Prohibited noxious weed
camelthorn              Restricted noxious weed
California:
camelthorn              A list (noxious weeds)
camelthorn              Public nuisance
Colorado:
Alhagi pseudalhagi
camelthorn              A list (noxious weeds)
Nevada:
Alhagi camelorum
camelthorn              Noxious weed
New Mexico:
Alhagi pseudalhagi
camelthorn              Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
Alhagi pseudalhagi
camelthorn              "A" designated weed
camelthorn              Quarantine
Texas:
Alhagi camelorum
camelthorn              Noxious plant
Washington:
camelthorn              Class B noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Alhagi maurorum Medik.

camelthorn
Alhagi camelorum
camelthorn
Alhagi pseudalhagi
camelthorn

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
Cal-IPC        California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Alhagi maurorum Medik.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Alhagi maurorum Medik.

Alhagi camelorum:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW- NO NO NO NO NO FAC+ FACW- NI NI FAC NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Alhagi maurorum Medik.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 500956.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 

Related Web Sites:
Alhagi maurorum Medik.

Arizona: abstract & image of camelthorn (Alhagi maurorum)

CalFlora: database occurrence

Medicinal library lithograph

NV-Extension Weed Wanted Posters

Washington State University Noxious Weeds Education

 
 
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