True Rose of Jericho / كف عائشة / كف مريم / وردة أريحا /

شجرة الكف / كف العذرا / كف العذراء / كف عايشة / كف فاطمه /

Anastatica hierochuntica L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
January to March
Foraging period
January to February
Seed collection period
February to June
Potential medicinal uses
  • Tonic

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • White
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Anastatica L.
Family
Brassicaceae
Wikidata item
Q1281021
GBIF Item
Anastatica hierochuntica L. (3041976)

References

  1. Anastatica hierochuntica L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-11-30.
  2. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  3. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  4. 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.

Citation

Anastatica hierochuntica L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/885 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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