Spergularia diandra (Guss.) Heldr.
نعيمة- عضيد – أم ثريب
Corn spurry
Caryophyllaceae
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Morphological Description
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Description
Annual or biennial herb up to 20 cm tall. Leaves subsucculent, linear, up to 35 mm long; stipules 2-2.5 mm. Sepals up to 3.5 mm long. Petals pink, as long as or shorter than sepals. Capsule ovoid, as long as or shorter than the sepals, 2-3.5 mm long. Seeds about 0.5 mm long, greyish brown, wingless.
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Description
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Habitat and Distribution
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Geographical Distribution Range
This Mediterranean, Irano-Turanian and Saharo-Arabian species is widely distributed. It occurs from Spain and Morocco to Kazakstan, part of Russia and China. In the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the Gulf States and Oman.
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Ecology
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Phenology
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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Phenology
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Uses and Values
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Description of Traditional Uses
No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.
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Description of Traditional Uses
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