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Reseda muricata C.Presl

الذنبان ذيل الخروف

Syn. Reseda patzakiana Rech.f. (1961)

Resedaceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      Perennial, densely papillose-muricate herb up to 50 cm tall. Leaves alternate, petiolate below to subsessile or sessile above, ternately to palmately divided into linear lobes. Flower 6-merous. Petals yellow; posterior petals 7-9-lobed with the central lobe longer and larger than lateral lobes. Stamens 10-16 ; filaments persistent below the capsules. Capsule ovoid to subglobose, up to 5 mm x 4 mm. Seeds glossy, tuberculate.
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range
      This Saharo-Arabian species is distributed from Egypt to Irak and the Arabian Peninsula where it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the Gulf States and Oman.
  • 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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