It bears a mass of slender, gray-green leafless branches, the small caducous leaves being found only on young shoots.

[5] It can be found in arid regions in North Africa, the Middle East,[4] and South Asia, including the Thar desert.

Khair city in Uttar Pradesh, India is famous for Kair trees.

[4] Its spicy fruits are used for preparing vegetables, curry and fine pickles and can attract helpful insectivores; the plant also is used in folk medicine and herbalism.

It can be used in landscape gardening, afforestation and reforestation in semidesert and desert areas; it provides assistance against soil erosion.