🌿 Spergula fallax

🧬 Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae

Family: Plantae - Caryophyllaceae

Plant Part Origin(s): Aerial parts

Known use: The aerial parts of the plant are used as a diuretic, while the seeds are usually dried and ground into a meal and then used with flour for making bread.

Source availability: Botany Department Herbarium, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt.

Taxonomy: Link

Wikipedia: Link

📍 Collection Information

Regions: North Africa

Countries: Egypt

Places of collection: Elba-Mountain, South-Eastern Desert, Aswan.

GPS coordinates: Unavailable

Collection dates: April 1, 2011