Thorny Burnet / البلّان / نتش /

أرض النتوش / الشوك / بلان شوكي / سُرّ /

Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
February to April
Seed collection period
May to August
Potential medicinal uses
  • Analgesic
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Anti-lithic
  • Vulnerary
  • Diuretic

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Green
Leaf type
  • Bipinnate
  • Compound
Life form
  • Chamaephyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Sarcopoterium
Family
Rosaceae
Wikidata item
Q27845140
GBIF Item
Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach (3001879)

References

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  4. Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-10.
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  9. عراف، شكري. النباتات في الكتاب المقدس. عكا: مركز الدراسات القروية، 2009.
  10. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  11. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.
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  13. Dallman, Peter R. Plant Life in the World’s Mediterranean Climates: California, Chile, South Africa, Australia, and the Mediterranean Basin. University of California Press, 1998.

Citation

Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/625 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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