Name: Alqa
Scientific name: Dipterygium glaucum
Type: Shrub
Color: Green,Yellow
Habitat: Sandy Areas
Size: 60 cm
Conservation status:
Native
Description:
Family: Capparaceae
Growth form: Perennial herb or shrublet. Flowering. Mar. Status: Native. Local. First record: SW Qatar, March 2007 (John Norton and S. Aspinall). Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: In moderately firm sand mixed with gravel, and similar habitats. A species also of stable sand dunes in some other parts of the Gulf. Uses: ‘Of some importance for grazing in more remote regions’ (Mandaville).
