Boraginaceae FAMILY

Arnebia hispidissima

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Arnebia hispidissima is an annual herb growing up to 40cm tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its roots, which are used as a dye and in traditional medicine[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern tropical Africa, through Egypt and Arabia, to northern India.

HabitatDry, stony or sandy soils, often in desert plains and disturbed localities along fields[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].