Name: Brown Lily
Scientific name: Dipcadi erythraeum
Type: Herb
Color: Brown
Habitat: Sandy Areas
Size: 600 cm
Conservation status:
Native
Description:
Growth form: Perennial herb. Flowering. Feb–Mar. Status: Native. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE.Habitat & distribution: Occasional to frequent in S and C Qatar, in sandy depressions and runnels. Uses: The bulb is reputed to be edible, although Mandaville says it is bitter, whilst Jongbloed et al. state that the capsule is edible. Rizk & El-Ghazaly report that in Bahrain the leaves are used as a laxative and as an ointment for wounds.
