Hammada is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.[1] It is also in the Salsoloideae subfamily.[2] Although it is a very unclear and unsorted genus with many species that have later been classed as synonyms.
Its native range is Central Asia and is found in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey and Uzbekistan.[1] They are often found growing in alkaline or saline habitats.[3]
Description
They are perennial plants, with a glabrous (smooth) wood (only at the base). They can grow up to 40–60 cm (16–24 in) tall.[4]
The weed-like plants have regular, minute, or small, cyclic flowers. The flowers have no petals, but 5 sepals which are united at the base. It has 5 stamens and the ovary is positioned superior and consists of 2 united carpels. Which late matures into a fruit (or seed capsule).[3]