Khillah

Conservation status:

Introduced

Description:

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Apr. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Previously recorded in sandy soils and silty depressions in cultivated areas. Uses: Rizk & El-Ghazaly mention that an infusion of the plant is used as a cooling agent against sunstroke and that the root is astringent and applied to skin disorders.