Woolly-winged Milkwort

Conservation status:

Native

Description:

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Native. Common. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional in sandy areas in C Qatar including Dukhan area and Al Wakra. Uses: Jongbloed et al. state that the generic name comes from the belief that ‘animals feeding on these species would produce more milk’.