Zygophyllum qatarense, synonym Tetraena qatarensis, is a salt-tolerant dwarf shrub that grows in the Arabian Peninsula. It has small compact leaves that store water. The leaflets grow in pairs and the flowers have four or five petals.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Zygophyllum qatarense being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Tetraena coccinea
- Zygophyllum album
- Tetraena gaetula
- Iljinia regelii
- Tetraena fontanesii
- Tetraena clavata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Zygophyllales
- Family
- Zygophyllaceae
- Genus
- Zygophyllum
- Species
- Zygophyllum qatarense
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