Rakws Category: Flora

Scientific name: Cistanche tubulosa

A parasitic plant which obtains nutrients from its hosts plant.

It has no chlorophyll and therefore has no green colour.

Shaped like a pyramid made of bright yellow flowers with maroon buds at the top.

The plant can withstand saline conditions and is commonly found along the shores of the Arabian Gulf.

Scientific Name: Avicennia marina

Grows in coastal saline or brackish water.

It is a salt-tolerant plant adapted to live in harsh coastal environment

It has aerial roots called as pnuematophores which grow up to 20 cm high.

Scientific name: Cynomorium coccineum L.

Also known as Maltese Mushroom.

Parasitic plant found in roots of desert shrub and trees.

Found in saline environment and on Sabkhas in UAE.

In UAE, the aerial parts are eaten as a tonic and nutritive.​