Succulent perennial herb ; up to 40 cm tall . Stems erect to ascending , succulent , grey-green , obscurely 4-sided with rounded angles . Leaves 6–13 mm , linear , soon falling . Inflorescences solitary or 2 together , axillary on the flowering stalk 6–8 cm long , deciduous ; pedicels ± 13 mm . Flowers bell-shaped , greenish-brown to purplish-brown ; corolla campanulate , lobes , linear-lanceolate , 6–7 mm long ; outer corona lobes bifid ; inner corona-lobes incumbent over the anthers . Fruit follicles , ± 10 cm , erect . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .
No Data
Rare & Threatened (RT) - Critically Endangered (CR D1) - National Assessment
Very Rare
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Boucerosia edulis Edgew.
Caralluma edulis (Edgew.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
Ceropegia edulis (Edgew.) Bruyns
Cryptolluma edulis (Edgew.) Plowes
Desmidorchis stocksiana Kuntze
No data
maintenanceAr.Item1
Rush Milkweed
Eaten raw (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
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