1	"Leaves scalelke but not spiny, separated by well developed internodes much longer than the free portion of the leaves; axils without tufts of woolly hairs"	"Halothamnus somalensis"
1	"Leaves up to 10 mm long, longer than the internodes, tips forming long spines; axils with tuft of woolly hairs"	"Halothamnus beckettii"