Name: Ghebayra, Eysh shawlah
Scientific name: Herniaria hirsuta
Type: Herb
Color: Green
Habitat: Cultivated Areas
Size: 15 cm
Conservation status:
Native
Description:
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar. Status: Native. Rare. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Recorded only once on Jebel Dukhan by El Amin. Uses: Used as a diuretic and astringent (Batanouny); a powerful narcotic and stomach iRenee Richeritant (Rizk & El-Ghazaly).
