Morettia parviflora | Alula Flora

Morettia parviflora Boiss.

ربل / الثغر

Syn. Morettia canescens var. parviflora (Boiss.)

Brassicaceae

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Morettia parviflora flowers

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Morphological Description
- Description
  
  Densely tomentose herbs. Leaves petiolate, ovate to elliptic, entire or almost so. Flowers small, white. Sepals 2-3-mm long. Petals 4-5 mm. Siliquas up to 2 cm long.
- Growth Form
  
  Chamaephyte

Habitat and Distribution
- Habitat
  
  Volcanics
  
  Sandy Plains and Dunes
  
  Wadis and Ephemeral Flooded Depressions
  
  Sandstone Landforms
  
  Agricultural Lands
- Geographical Distribution Range
  
  This Sudanian species is distributed in the Arabian Peninsula where it is natve to Sinai, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Gulf states, Oman and Yemen.

Ecology
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- Origin
  
  Native species
- IUCN Red List Category
  
  Not Evaluated

Uses and Values
- Description of Traditional Uses
  
  No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.

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Morettia parviflora flowers

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Whole plant

Whole plant

Whole plant

Whole plant

Whole plant

Morettia parviflora flower

Whole plant on Harrat Khaybar