Name: Kameela
Scientific name: Polycarpaea repens
Type: Herb
Color: Green
Habitat: Sandy Areas
Size: 5 - 30 cm
Conservation status:
Native
Description:
Family: caryophyllaceae
Growth form: Perennial herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Native. Very common. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Frequent or abundant on sand sheets, gravel plains and other sandy habitats. Uses: Mandaville remarks that the plant is traditionally used by one of the bedouin tribes to treat mange of camels. Ghazanfar records its use as an antidote for snake bite.
