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Oligomeris linifolia (Vahl ex Hornem.) J.F.Macbr.

ذنباب خطي الورق

Syn. Reseda linifolia Vahl ex Hornem. (1815)

Lineleaf Whitepuff
Resedaceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      Annual or perennial herb, up to 40 cm long. Leaves alternate, densely arranged on short axillary shoots giving a fascicled appearence, narrowly linear, up to 40 mm x 2.5 mm. Flowers bisexual, in dense spikes becoming lax in fruit. Spikes up to 20 cm long. Bracts about as long as the sepals, persistent. Sepals 2-5. Petals 2, free or united up to half way or more. Stamens 3-4. Capsule sessile, depressed globose, 4-lobed, 4-toothed, up to 4 mm across, open at the top.
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range
      This Saharo-Arabian species is distributed from Morocco and Mauritania to Iran, Pakistan, India, and parts of China. It is also found in several states in the United States and in Mexico. In the Arabian Peninsula, it is native throughout the entire region.
  • Ecology
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    • IUCN Red List Category
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      Not Evaluated
  • Uses and Values
    • Description of Traditional Uses
      No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.
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