Anastatica hierochuntica L.

True rose of jericho (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Anastatica

Characteristics

A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 15 cm tall. The flowers are small and white.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the Sahara and Arabian desert.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

The leaves are used as a medicinal tea during pregnancy.
Uses environmental use material medicinal tea
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Parturition (unspecified), Dystocia (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Anastatica hierochuntica unspecified picture

Distribution

Anastatica hierochuntica world distribution map, present in Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:277878-1
WFO ID wfo-0000533427
COL ID DGWP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Myagrum hierochunticum Anastatica hierochuntica Anastatica littoralis