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'''''Calligonum polygonoides''''', locally known as ''phog'' ({{lang-hi|फोग}}), is a small shrub found in [[Thar desert]] areas, usually 4 feet to 6 feet high but occasionally may reach even 10 feet in height with a girth of 1 to 2&nbsp;ft.<ref name="R Burdak 1982 p.56">L R Burdak (1982): Recent advances in desert afforestation, Dehradun, p.56</ref> This plant is referred to as ''orta'' in old [[Arabic]] poetry. It commonly grows on dry [[sand]]y [[soil]]s and on [[sand dunes]]. It is very hardy and being capable of growing under adverse conditions of soil and moisture. It is [[frost]] hardy. It produces root suckers and is easily propagated by cutting and [[layering]].<br />
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==Uses==<br />
Its charcoal is used to melt iron. Its flowers, known as ''phogalo'' in [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]], are used to prepare [[rayata]].<ref name="R Burdak 1982 p.56"/><br />
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The plant is fed to cattle. It is an important part of the habitat for semi-desert wildlife.<ref name="R Burdak 1982 p.56"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
*Kaul, R. N. (1963). Need for afforestation in the arid zones of India. La-Yaaran'' vol 13.<br />
*Ghosh, R. C. (1977). Hand Book on Afforestation Techniques. Dehradun.<br />
*Gupta, R. K. & I. Prakasah. (1975). Environmental Analysis of the Thar Desert. Dehradun.<br />
*Tadevosyan, T. L. (2001). On the ecology of the joint weed-like calligonum (''Calligonum polygonoides'' L., Dicotyledones, Polygonaceae). Proceedings of Republican Youth Scientific Conference: The Future of Ecological Science in Armenia. Yerevan. pp. 35-42. (In Russian)<br />
*Tadevosyan, T. L. (2007). [http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/brill/amre/2007/00000028/00000003/art00017 The role of vegetation in microhabitat selection of syntopic lizards, ''Phrynocephalus persicus'', ''Eremias pleskei'' and ''Eremias strauchi'' from Armenia.] ''Amphibia-Reptilia'' 28(3) 444-48.<br />
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[[Category:Calligonum|polygonoides]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Armenia]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Turkey]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Azerbaijan]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of the Thar Desert]]<br />
[[Category:Plants described in 1753]]<br />
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