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Rhanterium epapposum is a
plant of the
family Asteraceae.
Native to the
deserts of the
Arabian Peninsula including Kuwait,
Saudi Arabia and
Qatar where...
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Rhanterium is a
genus of dwarf-shrubs in the
tribe Inuleae within the
family Asteraceae growing in the
deserts of the
Middle East and
northern Africa....
- tend to be low
growing and
often spiny; one of the most
common plants is
Rhanterium epapposum,
known locally as arfaj,
which is used for
forage by camels...
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tingitana (native) (common names: huzan, mureer, and murar) Genus:
Rhanterium Rhanterium epapposum (native) (common name: arfaj) Family:
Boraginaceae Genus:...
- Coleophoridae. It is
found in Algeria,
Libya and Tunisia. The
larvae feed on
Rhanterium abpressum. They feed on the
leaves of
their host plant.
Wikimedia Commons...
- Omar,
Samira A. S.; Bhat, N. R. (February 2008). "Alteration of the
Rhanterium epapposum plant community in
Kuwait and
restoration measures". International...
- as-Suʿūdī
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National flower Arfaj (
Rhanterium epapposum)
National bird
Falcon National animal Arabian camel National...
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suaveolens Apple –
Malus domestica Apricot –
Prunus armeniaca Arfaj –
Rhanterium epapposum Arizona sycamore – Plat****
wrighitii Arrowwood –
Cornus florida...
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nesting sites.
Common vegetation found in Ras
Laffan includes arfaj (
Rhanterium epapposum), rak (Salvadora persica),
desert thumbs (Cynomorium coccineum)...
- Asafoetida, chrysanthemum, Haloxylon,
Haloxylon persi****, Calligonum, Tamarix,
Rhanterium epapposum,
Neurada pro****bens, Atriplex, Salsola, Anisosciadium, Lepidium...
