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Zilla spinosa (L.) Prantl

زلة / الشُبرُم

Syn. Bunias spinosa L. (1767)

Brassicaceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      A spiny, glabrous, glaucous shrub up to 1 m tall. Branches spinous-tipped. Basal leaves present only on very young plants, lyrately pinnatifid; cauline deciduous, entire or with a few teeth. Flowers pink to purple, rarely white. Fruit ovate-globular, 5-10 mm across, beaked, the beak usually spinous.
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range
      This Saharo-Arabian species is distributed from Morocco and Mauritania across the Arabian Peninsula to Irak. Within the Arabian Peninsula it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen and Oman.
  • Ecology
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    • IUCN Red List Category
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      Not Evaluated
  • Uses and Values
    • Aromatic and Medicinal Use
      Medicinal use
    • Other Usages
      Palatable; Melliferous
    • Description of Traditional Uses
      A desert shrub utilized traditionally as fodder (especially by camels), as fuel, and in some local medicinal preparations for digestive or skin ailments.
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