Name: Aelijaan
Scientific name: Taverniera spartea
Type: Shrub
Color: Silver,Violet
Habitat: Sandy Areas
Size: 45 - 120 cm
Conservation status:
Native
Description:
Growth form: Shrub. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Native. Local. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Mainly in NE Qatar, where locally frequent on more compact soils. Well- grown bushes occur at Ras Laffan Industrial City (John Norton) and the species is also found at Al Dhakira, Fuwairit and Simaismah (Mohammed Al Safran). Notes: See under T. aegyptiaca. Plants in the NE are presumed to be this species, but have not been collected or confirmed by an expert.
