Erect annual herb ; up to 30-60 cm tall . Stems erect , sparsely branched , angular , ridged , dark-green , rarely red-tinged , glabrous . Leaves alternate , 7–32 x 4–19 mm , rhombic to rhombic-ovate to ovate , apex acute or obtuse , base tapering into a slender petiole , margins irregularly and coarsely dentate ; petioles 5–20 mm . Inflorescences in loose or compact clusters either terminally or in leaf axils . Flowers tiny , green or greenish-yellow ; perianth segments 5 , connate to a third of their length ; keeled , with narrow membranous margins ; stamens 5 . Fruit pericarp , membranous , globose , adhering to the seed . Seeds 1 . 2–1 . 5 mm in diameter , black , shiny , keeled along the margin . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
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الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Anserina muralis (L.) Montandon
Atriplex muralis (L.) Crantz
Chenopodium murale L.
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Nettle-Leaved Gossefoot
Australian-Spinach
Salt-Green
Sowbane
In Omani studies: Ghazanfar (2003) wrote that: "Grazed by all animals". (Ref. Flora of Oman; vol.1). In addition, Pickering & Patzelt (2008) mentiond that: "Young leaves are used in salads". (Ref. Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman; 2008).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2003). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.1: Piperaceae – Primulaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 90-72619-55-2 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *chttp://southwestdesertflora.com *Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press. ISBN 0748604758. *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
