Its abundant, yellowish-white flowers appearing in spring are not only attractive, but also edible and have a sweet scent | The vertical structure of C |
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Important for grazing, it is browsed by camels | It is used for gastric, ophthalmic and stomach problems, as well as for hair scenting and dying; the dried leaves and stems are used to treat toothache |
It is a useful plant for sand dune stabilisation, hedges, massed planting and in the foreline of afforestation | Relatively high, its fragile twigs are slender, the leaves tiny and the pretty, red, oval fruit is covered with hairy spines |
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It is often seen growing in a hummock with the sand collected around it: it also occurs in plains and wadis, and is cultivated around desert plantations as a windbreak | comosum is extremely interesting for landscape schemes, although with age the plant tends to fall over and become untidy |
It features frequently in the folk medicine of the desert owing to its food value, high in sugar and nitrogen.