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White Weeping Broom

Retama raetam

Photo by Bernadette S
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Field Notes

Description:

A drought-resistant shrub in the legume family, grows 2 - 6 m high. The trunk is short and the twigs slender with small leaves, small white flowers grow in clusters.

Habitat:

sandy desert wadis and plains

Notes:

Medicinal (used for: aches in joints, limbs, and back; open sores and cuts; swelling in camel's leg)

Reference Links:

Retama, Retama raetam

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Wildlife of the Sinai Peninsula
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