Name: Shka’e
Scientific name: Fagonia ovalifolia
Type: Herb
Color: Green,Purple
Habitat: Sandy Areas
Size: 25 cm
Conservation status:
Native
Description:
Growth form: Perennial herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Native. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional to frequent in softer sand. Notes: Subspecies ovalifolia and pakistanica Ghafoor both occur in Qatar; var. qatarensis Hadidi has also been described (IPNI), presumably from Qatar.
