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  • COMMON NAME: Sicklethorn
  • ARABIC: شمبان، معشبه
  • BOTANICAL NAME: Asparagus falcatus L.
  • SYNONYMS: Protasparagus falcatus (L.) Oberm.
  • FAMILY: LILIACEAE
  • KIND: Native
  • EMIRATE: Fujairah
  • GROWTH FORMS: Shrubs
  • HABITATS: Wadi
  • TYPES: Perennial
  • REMARKS: Rare in UAE and Fujairah; based on a single record from Wadi Farfar.
M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531097-1/images
Perennial, straggly, woody. Stems much-branched, whitish. Leaves linear, round, c. 1 cm long. Flowers small and white in dense clusters, scented. Flowering probably from February to April.
Gravel along wadi.
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