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Taverniera spartea is a perennial leguminous shrub native to arid regions stretching from the Arabian Peninsula through Iran to Pakistan. It thrives in sandy or rocky deserts and dry shrublands. It is a small, silky shrub with reduced or absent trifoliate leaves, pink to pale purple flowers, and spiny, segmented fruits.
This species is confirmed to be native to countries across the Persian Gulf region, particularly the Gulf States, Iran, and Pakistan, and it thrives in desert and dry shrubland biomes. In Qatar, where it is known as aelijaan and daheer, it has been frequently documented occupying sandy and rocky substrates.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Taverniera spartea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
