Calligonum comosum

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Calligonum comosum
Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Calligonum
Species:	C. comosum
Binomial name
Calligonum comosum L'Hér.
Synonyms[1]
Calligonum mejidum Al-Khayat Calligonum mejidum var. thirtharicum Al-Khayat Calligonum polygonoides subsp. comosus (L'Hér.) Soskov Pallasia comosa (L'Hér.) Raeusch.

Calligonum comosum, the fire bush or arta, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae.^[2] It is native to the Sahara, Socotra, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Middle East as far as Pakistan.^[1] It is useful as a stabilizer of sand dunes, a forage for livestock, a smokeless firewood, and as an indicator of fresh water.^[2]

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