171 wild plants documented
Discover the wild plants of Oman
An illustrated field guide to the flora of the Sultanate — search by name, browse by family, and learn where each plant grows and how it is used.
- 171
- Plants
- 60
- Families
- 338
- Photographs
- 36
- Edible species
Featured plants
A selection from the guide
Amaranthaceae
Prickly chaff flower, Devil's horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera L.
Toxic
Apocynaceae
Oleander, Rosebay
Nerium oleander L.
Toxic
Solanaceae
Downy thorn-apple
Datura innoxia Mill.
Malvaceae
منكاع، المنقاع، التلمان
Abutilon pannosum (G.Forst.) Schltdl.
Amaranthaceae
Leucoclada saltbush, Orache
Atriplex leucoclada Boiss.
Toxic
Fabaceae
Senna, Alexandrian senna
Cassia senna L.
Fabaceae
Salam tree, Desert acacia
Acacia ehrenbergiana Hayne.
Toxic
Asphodelaceae
Aloe vera, True aloe, Barbados aloe, Medicinal aloe
Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
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Plants grouped by their botanical family
A field guide for everyone
Nabat Oman gathers the wild plants of the Sultanate in one place — their local and scientific names, where they grow, how people and livestock use them, and what they look like in the field.
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