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سابستانCOMMON NAME:grey-leaved saucer berry, grey-leaved cordia, marer, mnya mate, mkamasi and tadana.ARABIC:سابستانBOTANICAL NAME:Cordia sinensis Lam.SYNONYMS:Gerascanthus sinensis (Lam.) Borhidi, Quarena sinensis (Lam.…
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كارمونا ريتوساCOMMON NAME:Carmona retusaARABIC:كارمونا ريتوساBOTANICAL NAME:Ehretia obtusifolia Hochst. ex DCFAMILY:BORAGINACEAEKIND:NativeEMIRATE:FujairahGROWTH FORMS:ShrubsHABITATS:Slope (Rocky)Slope (Stony)TYPES:Peren…
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رمرامCOMMON NAME:EuplocaARABIC:رمرامBOTANICAL NAME:Euploca rariflora (Stocks) Diane & HilgerSYNONYMS:Heliotropium rariflorum StocksFAMILY:BORAGINACEAEKIND:NativeEMIRATE:DubaiGROWTH FORMS:ShrubsHABITATS:GulleySandyTYPES:P…
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ليسليسCOMMON NAME:hoary cressARABIC:ليسليسBOTANICAL NAME:Lepidium draba L.SYNONYMS:Cardaria draba (L.) Desv., Cochlearia draba (L.) L., Crucifera cardaria E.H.L.Krause, Lepidium draba subsp. eudraba Thell., Nasturtium dr…
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كليبولاCOMMON NAME:ClypeolaARABIC:كليبولاBOTANICAL NAME:Clypeola aspera (Weber) TurrillSYNONYMS:Alyssum asperum (Weber) Al-Shehbaz, Peltaria aspera Weber.FAMILY:BRASSICACEAEKIND:NativeEMIRATE:FujairahGROWTH FORMS:HerbsHA…
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أم اظافرCOMMON NAME:FarsetiaARABIC:أم اظافرBOTANICAL NAME:Farsetia longisiliqua Decne.FAMILY:BRASSICACEAEKIND:NativeEMIRATE:Abu-DhabiGROWTH FORMS:ShrubsHABITATS:Slope (Rocky)Slope (Stony)TYPES:PerennialDESCRIPTION:Perenn…
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أبو قرونCOMMON NAME:Shona cabbage, African cabbage, spider wisp, cat's whiskers, chin saga and stinkweed.ARABIC:أبو قرونBOTANICAL NAME:Cleome gynandra L.SYNONYMS:Gynandropis gynandra (L.) Briq.FAMILY:CLEOMACEAEKIND:Nativ…
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مشط، حشيشة القزاز، قزازاCOMMON NAME:common checkweedARABIC:مشط، حشيشة القزاز، قزازاBOTANICAL NAME:Stellaria media (L.) Vill.SYNONYMS:Alsine media L., Stellularia media (L.) Kuntze.FAMILY:CARYOPHYLLACEAEKIND:NativeEMIRATE…
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شجرة الغبرةCOMMON NAME:BindweedARABIC:شجرة الغبرةBOTANICAL NAME:Convolvulus ulicinus Boiss.FAMILY:CONVOLVULACEAEKIND:NativeEMIRATE:FujairahGROWTH FORMS:ShrubsHABITATS:Slope (Rocky)TYPES:PerennialDESCRIPTION:Perennial, wo…
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مجد الصباحCOMMON NAME:Obscure morning glory or small white morning glory.ARABIC:مجد الصباحBOTANICAL NAME:Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl.FAMILY:CONVOLVULACEAEKIND:IntroducedEMIRATE:FujairahGROWTH FORMS:HerbsHABITATS:Gulley…
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pincushion flowers, Annual, hairy, stems erect or spreading, up to 45 cm, upper stems reddish. Leaves linear to oblong, greyish, lower leaves sometimes toothed, 0.3-1.2*1-4(-7) cm.
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Climbing Dalechampia, Annual, vine with weak stems up to several meters in length. Leaves deeply dissected into three equal-sized lobes with pointed tips and serrated edges.
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Catalina, annual, stems branched, erect, up to 60 cm. Leaves elliptic, pointed tip, finely toothed, 2-5*4-10 cm.
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Spurge,Annual, stems much-branched, weak, prostrate, up to 25 cm, often purplish. Milky sap exuded when stems are broken.
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Matted sandmat, Annual, stems weak, prostrate, up to 20 cm, often rooting at swollen nodes. Not hairy.
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Milk Vetch, an annual, stems branched from base, prostrate to spreading, up to 30 cm.
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Horseshoe Vetch, a native annual herb with yellow stalkless flowers and curved segmented pods, found on sandy soils of Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah.
