Subshrub or shrub ; up to 1 m tall , forming open clumps . Stems erect , branched , densely tomentose . Leaves alternate , 4-25 x 5-12 mm , elliptic to ovate , densely tomentose . Inflorescences in 3(or 7)-flowered clusteres arranged in long interrupted spikes and forming open , leafless panicles . Flowers minute , bisexual ; perianth 6 , oblong-elliptic to braodly ovate , 1-1 . 5 mm , densely tomentose dorsally ; 2 outer rounded , the membranous margin broad ; 4 inner acute , the membranous margin narrow ; stamens 4 ; pseudostaminodes triangular or oblong ; stigma sessile , capitate . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
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Endemic (EN) - Vulnerable (VU C1) - Global Assessment
Rare
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Aerva artemisioides subsp. batharitica A.G.Mill. & J.A.Nyberg
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maintenanceAr.Item1
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In the Central Desert, the flower heads are collected and inserted in a bag made of used clothes to make a traditional pillow ‘’wisadah” or "makhadah" (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *https://en.wikipedia.org *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
