Alhagi maurorum

Alhagi maurorum
Alhagi maurorum flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Alhagi
Species:
A. maurorum
Binomial name
Alhagi maurorum
Varieties
  • Alhagi maurorum var. maurorum
  • Alhagi maurorum var. turcorum (Boiss.) Meilke
Synonyms
List
    • Alhagi alhagi (L.) Huth (1893)
    • Alhagi camelorum Fisch. (1812)
    • Alhagi napaulensium DC. (1825)
    • Alhagi turcorum Boiss. (1849)
    • Genista juasi Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don 247 (1825)
    • Hedysarum alhagi L. (1753)
    • Hedysarum hamiltonii Spreng. (1826)
    • Manna caspica D.Don (1825)
    • Manna hebraica D.Don (1825)
    • Ononis spinosa Hasselq. (1769)

Alhagi maurorum is a species of legume commonly known, variously, as camelthorn, Caspian manna, and Persian mannaplant. This shrub is native to Eurasia, but has been introduced to many other areas of the world.