Haloxylon griffithii subsp. wakhanicum (Paulsen) Hedge, Fl. Iranica 172: 325 325 1997. (syn: Haloxylon thomsonii Iljin; Haloxylon wakhanicum (Paulsen) Korovin);

 

Dwarf Griffith's Saxaul ; 

 

 

Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week :: PKA7 :: Haloxylon thomsonii at Ladakh: This was a bit common plant i had seen in the sandy soil/ desert land in Ladakh. Spotted commonly at an altitude range of approx. 10500 ft to 12000 ft. It was more like a Shrub.
Location: Magnetic Hill, Leh, Ladakh and many other places.

Bot. name: Haloxylon thomsonii,
Family: Chenopodiaceae

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Interesting! Believed to be a salt tolerant genus? Never seen it in nature.

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I see there are images of this on the FOI site identified by Dvorsky from the same location. Please note that Dickore & Klimes only list H.thomsonii but I see this is given as a synonym for H.griffithii subsp. wakhanicum.  Stewart listed H.thomsonii from Ladakh incl. Sapola & Lamayuru. He also listed H.griffithii but as ubiquitous on the desert plains of N.Baluchistan, usually with Artemisia - which is subsp. griffithii. According to eflora of Pakistan wakhanicum is a shorter plant but larger leaves & sturdier stems.  'The Plant List' does not recognise H.thomsonii

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