Scientific details

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Allenrolfea occidentalis

 COMMON NAME(S): Iodine bush, burrobush
SYNONYM(S): Halostachys occidentalis S. Wats.
FAMILY: CHENOPODIACEAE - Goosefoot Family
ORIGIN: Western United States
HABITAT: Dry, alkaline soils
RANGE: Desert southwestern United States
TYPE: Perennial shrub
HEIGHT: 4-5'
CHARACTERISTICS: Branches jointed, succulent
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, reduced to scales, succulent
FLOWERS: Inconspicuous, in small groups in the axil of fleshy bracts or appearing sunk into the stems
FLOWERING SEASON: Summer to fall
FRUITS: Small, single-seeded in a small, inflated covering

ALLERGENIC COMPONENTS: Pollen
ALLERGENIC PRINCIPLES:
ALLERGENIC PROPERTIES: Respiratory
COMMENTS:

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