A leafless shrub ; up to 1 m tall , forming dense clumps of branching green stems ending in spines . Stems rigid , spreading , glabrous throughout . Leaves 7-18 x 1-1 . 5 mm , small , narrow , sessile , linear-oblong , puberulous , fall early giving a leafless appearance . Inflorescences in terminal spikes . Flowers bright yellow , unisexual , sessile , appear to cover the bush in color ; male flowers: sepals 5-6 mm , oblong-ovate ; petals absent ; stamens 12-16 , with yellow filaments , arising eccentrically from a green disc ; disc entire to undulate ; female flowers: disc eccentrically surrounding the ovary ; stamens absent . Fruit capsule , 4 . 5-5 . 5 x 4 . 5-6 mm , globose to ovoid , clustered in groups , turning from green to pale yellow as they mature , 10-18-seeded . Seeds 1 . 2-1 . 8 x 1-1 . 5 mm , black to reddish black , glossy , smooth . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
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Known grazed by animals especially feral donkies. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden). In Omani studies: Miller & Morris (1988) wrote that: "The local name [J: ’órem] is also given to various Ochradenus species. The ash of Ochradenus arabicus was addded to tobacco-snuff to make it stronger and 'hotter', but the main virtue of the Ochradenus species was that their dried stems made marvellous firelighters - only a spark from the flint and striker were needed to cause the dried material to flare up instantly with a clear strong flame that burned steadily, providing a good foundation for the fire that was build up on top". (Ref. Plants of Dhofar).
*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 *Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. *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. *Patzelt, A. (2015). Photographic Field Guide to the Plants of the Western Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman: with a complete checklist of vascular plant species. Sultan Qaboos University – Academic Publication and Outreach Department. P.O Pox (17) Postal Code (123), Muscat, Al khoudh, Sultanate of Oman. *Patzelt, A. (2015). Oman Plant Red Data Book. Published by Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman.
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