Shrub ; up to 2 m tall , with white-grey bark . Stems erect to ascending ; older branches knotty at the nodes ; young shoots green . Leaves minute , soon falling , branches leafless for most of the year . Inflorescences 1-2 , in axils of lateral branches ; pedicels shorter than the perianth lobes . Flowers small , white-pink with a green median stripe ; perianth-lobes ± 3 mm , oblong ; stamens 18-19 ; ovary 4-angled ; style 4 . Fruit achene , 1-1 . 5 cm , red or yellow-white , wings obscure , covered with simple or branched setae . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
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Regional Endemic (RE) - Least Concern (LC) - National Assessment
Frequent
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Calligonum arabicum Soskov
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maintenanceAr.Item1
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The plant dried wood is a good source as firewood for bedouins. Known browsed by livestock, especially camels, bakair. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
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