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Gisekia pharnaceoides L.

ثفلةعيش
Common gisekia
Gisekiaceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      Procumbent annual herb. Leaves petiolate to subsessile, linear-lanceolate to spathulate, densely covered with raphides on the silvery under-surface, up to 30 cm long. Flowers greenish to reddish, in cymose fascicle. Achenes fimbriate raphides.
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range
      This Irano–Turanian and Saharo–Arabian species is distributed across the African continent, extending through the Arabian Peninsula to India. Within the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the Gulf States, Oman, and Yemen, as well as the island of Socotra. It has also been introduced to Florida.
  • Ecology
    • Phenology
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    • IUCN Red List Category
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      Not Evaluated
  • Uses and Values
    • Aromatic and Medicinal Use
      Medicinal use
    • Description of Traditional Uses
      Gisekia pharnaceoides has been utilized as a mild medicinal agent and for the preparation of soothing poultices.
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Gisekia pharnaceoides fruit
Gisekia pharnaceoides fruit and leaves
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