Biology:Calligonum comosum
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Polygonaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Calligonum |
| Species: | C. comosum
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| Calligonum comosum L'Hér.
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Calligonum comosum, the fire bush,[2] arta[citation needed] or abal,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae.[2]
The plant grows to around 1.2 metres (4 feet) tall, with green branches that split off from the main stem like the wisps of a broom. The plant is high in sugar and nitrogen.[3][4]
It is native to the Sahara, Socotra, the Arabian Peninsula, and in the Middle East as far east as Pakistan [1] and the Rajasthan desert in western India.[4]
The flowers can be eaten fresh.[3] It is useful as a stabilizer of sand dunes, forage for livestock, smokeless firewood, and an indicator of fresh water.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Calligonum comosum L'Hér." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/693307-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Louhaichi, Mounir (29 January 2018). Managing rangelands: Promoting sustainable native shrub species - Calligonum comosum. https://repo.mel.cgiar.org/handle/20.500.11766/7727. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (in en-US) The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants. United States Department of the Army. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. 2009. pp. 15. ISBN 978-1-60239-692-0. OCLC 277203364. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/277203364.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 U.S. Department of the Army (2019). The Official U.S. Army Illustrated Guide to Edible Wild Plants. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press. pp. 7. ISBN 978-1-4930-4039-1. OCLC 1043567121. https://books.google.com/books?id=T2p7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA7.
Wikidata ☰ Q15587570 entry
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