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Harriet

  



Name: Harriet

Scientific name: Salsola imbricata

Type: Herb

Color: Green

Habitat: Coastal Areas,Roadsides

Nature Reserves: Irkaya

Size: 30 - 120 cm




Conservation status:

Native


Description:

Family: Amaranthaceae
Growth form: Perennial herb. Flowering. Jun–Sep. Status: Native. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Frequent or abundant in coastal saline areas, including beaches and sabkha, occasionally in other habitats. Uses: ‘In Bahrain, the Flowers are used as a diuretic and anti-inflammatory’ Rizk & El-Ghazaly.