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Acacia nilotica habitus - detail Leguminosae Sant, Sont (tree), Qarad (pod) canal banks, moist ground  Egypt, Sudan
Acacia tortilis habitus - detail Leguminosae Sayyal sandy plains and desert wadis Egypt, Algeria, Sudan; tropical East Africa, extending to Nigeria and Senegal
Adiantum capillus-veneris general Adiantaceae Kuzbarat El-Bir, Sha'ar El-Banat damp shaded cliffs, wells, ponds and seepages tropical and warm temperate regions worldwide
Aeluropus lagopoides general 1 - general 2 Gramineae   damp and arid places, both fresh and saline Mediterranean region, Red Sea coasts throug southwest Asia to Central Asia, India, Sri Lanka
Alhagi graecorum habitus - detail spring  - detail autumn Leguminosae Aquoul moist waste ground, edges of cultivation East Mediterranean region from Greece to Libyaand eastwards to Iran
Amaranthus graecizans general Amaranthaceae Fiss El-Kilab weed of cultivation and waste ground warm temperate and tropical regions of the Old World
Amaranthus viridis general Amaranthaceae   cultivated and waste ground, canal banks tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of the world
           
Ambrosia maritima habitus - detail Compositae Damseisa canal banks, moist ground Mediterranean region
Ammi majus general Umbelliferae Khilla, Khilla Sheitani weed of cultivation, roadsides, canal banks Atlantic Islands, Europe, Mediterranean region, West Asia; naturalized or adventive in many temperate and warm regions (The seeds are used in folk medicine)
Anagalis arvensis detail Primulaceae Ain E-Gamal, 'Ebeila cultivated ground, namely shaded warm and temperate regions, widespread
Anchusa hispida habitus - detail Boraginaceae   sandy wadis and plains, edges of cultivation North Africa, Sinai, Palestine, Lebaon, Syria, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
Apium graveolens detail Umbelliferae Karafs common escape from cultivation temperate and subtropical regions
Apium nodiflorum habitus - detail Umbelliferae   ponds, ditches temperate and warm regions
Avena barbata habitus - detail Gramineae Zommeir, Bahma weed of cereals Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Iraq, Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan
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Bassia eriophora habitus Chenopodiaceae Umm Haas, Umm Haasa sandy soils, desert wadis Mediterranean region, Southwest Asia to Pakistan
Bidens pilosa  detail 1 - detail 2 Compositae   weed of cultivation, canal banks, roadsides, waste ground most tropical and subtropical regions, extending into some temperate areas, often a noxious weed of cultivation in same countries
Bolboschoenus glaucus  habitus - detail Cyperaceae Debsha, Dees, Heesh shallow water depressions, canal banks southern Europe, North and southern Africa, southwest Asia to India, Central Asia
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Calendula arvensis general Compositae Ain Essafra, 'Ain El-Qott desert wadis, alluvial and sandy plains, cultivated ground, orchards, roadsides, waste ground Mediterranean region, eastwards to Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, introduced to many temperae regions
Calligonum polygonoides habitus - detail flower - detail fruits -detail autumn Polygonaceae Arta sandy deserts, catching sand and forming vegetation mounds North-east Africa, Sinai, Palestine, Arabia to Pakistan
Calotropis procera habitus - detail flower - detail fruit Asclepiadaceae Oshar, 'Oshaar sandy desert plains, alluvial soils close to cultivation Moroco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia; introduced to some tropical regions
Carex divisa habitus Cyperaceae Sard wet meadows, lake edges, streams, irrigation canals, gardens, rice fields Western Europe, North Africa, Kashmir, eastern Tibet, introduced to North America, South Africa and New Zealand
Centaurea calcitrapa detail spring - detail autumn Compositae Morrar along canal banks, roadsides, waste land, edges of cultivation Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey, Arabia, Iran
Centaurium tenuiflorum detail 1 - detail 2 Gentianaceae   coastal and inland salt marshes and saline soils around springs, irrigated orchards Mediterranean region, western Europe
Cichorium endivia habitus - detail Compositae Shikoria weed of cultivation, moist ground Canary Islands, Europe, Mediterranean region, southwest Asia, introduced elsewhere
Convolvulus arvensis detail Convolvulaceae Olleiq weed of cultivation, waste ground, roadsides widespread in temperate and tropical regions of the world except Australia
Conyza bonariensis habitus - detail Compositae Hashish El-Gabal cultivated and waste ground, roadsides native to South America, naturalized in many regions of the Old World, especially the Mediterranean region and western Europe
Corchorus olitorius detail Tiliaceae Meloukhia Shitani weed of cultivation pantropical weed
Cornulaca monacantha detail Chenopodiaceae Haad, Shawk El-Deeb sandy plains and desert wadis tropical West Arica, Sahara, North Africa, Southwest Asia to Pakistan
Cuscuta pedicellata general Convolvulaceae Geed El-Arnab parasitic on Eruca, Artemisia, Trifolium, Alhagi and other genera North Africa, Southwest and Central Asia to Siberia
Cynanchum acutum general Asclepiadaceae Olleiq, Libbein canal banks, edges of cultivation Algeria, Libya, Egypt, South Europe, Southwest Asia
Cynodon dactylon habitus - detail Gramineae Negeil sandy and rocky soils, canal banks, by lakes and as a weed of cultivation tropical and warm temperate regions worldwide, widely used as a lawn grass
Cyperus laevigatus detail young specimen - detail grown specimen Cyperaceae Borbeit moist alluvial and sandy soils, canal banks, near wells and springs, shallow brackish water, edges of salt marshes Macaronesia, Mediterranean region, Sinai, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Polynesia, Australia, tropical and southern Africa, southern North America, Central and South America
Cyperus rotundus general 1 - general 2 Cyperaceae Se'ed cultivated fields, orchards, gardens, moist ground, canals, roadsides, waste land tropical and subtropical regions
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Dactyloctenum aegyptium detail Gramineae Na'eem El-Saleeb, Rigl El-Herbaya weed of cultivation tropical and warm temperate Old World
Desmostachya bipinata habitus - rhizomes -detail Gramineae Halfa in wet siols and around areas of cultivation; due to its its long rhizomes can grow in dry places around its optimum habitats Old World tropics
Dichanthium annulatum habitus - detail Gramineae Abu Qseiba, Hmeira, Sayfoun canal banks, deep black sils and cultivated land Senegal eastwards to India and Indonesia, introduced in southern Africa, troical America and Australia
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Echinochloa colona habitus - detail Gramineae Abu Rokba, Zafra canal banks, gardens and cultivated fields throughout tropics and subtropics of the world
Eleocharis palustris general Cyperaceae Borbeit swamps and wet meadows, canal banks Egypt, eastern Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
Emex spinosa habitus - detail Polygonaceae Dirs El-'Agouz weed of cultivation, sandy desert soils Mediterranean region, Sinai, Arabia to India; naturalized elsewhere
Epilobium hirsutum general Onagraceae Seekh, Weyket Eblees roadsides, canal banks, swamps Mediterranean region, Europe, Asia, Northeast and southern Africa; introduced to North America
Eruca sativa detail Cruciferae Gargeer weed of cultivation, also escape from cultivation North Africa, Europe, Southwest Asia, widely cultivated in temprate regions  
Euphorbia helioscopia general Euphorbiaceae Sa'ada weed of cultivation Europe, North Africa, West Asia; introduced into many temperate regions
Euphorbia hirta  general Euphorbiaceae   weed of cultivation, lawns, roadsides; naturalized pantropical weed
Euphorbia peplus general Euphorbiaceae Wedeina, Zaghlanta weed of cultivation Macaronesia, Europe, Mediterranean region, West and Central Asia; introduced into many other regions of the world
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Ficus carica detail Moraceae Teen cultivated and naturalized Mediterranean region, Southwest Asia; cultivated worldwide for its edible fruits
Fimbristylis sieberiana detail Cyperaceae   moist ground along canals, fields, gardens Spain, Cete, Cyprus, North Africa, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Caucasus, Iraq, Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, tropical and southern Africa, Malaysia, Northern Australia
Frankenia hirsuta habitus - detail Frankeniaceae Hemeisha saline sandy soils, edges of salt marshes Central Europe, Mediterranean region, Sinai, Iran, Central Asia
Fumaria densiflora general Fumariaceae Zeita weed of cultivation Mediterranean region, Europe, West Asia
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Glycyrrhiza glabra detail Leguminosae   cultivated and common escape from cultivation cultivated as medicinal and flavouring agent (liquorice)
Gypsophila capillaris  detail Caryophyllaceae Roqaieqa, Rafi'aa sandy and stony soils East Mediterranean region, Sinai, Arabia, Iraq, West Iran
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Haloxylon salicornium habitus - detail Chenopodiaceae Rimth sandy and stony deserts and wadis North Africa, Northwest Asia
Heliotropium ovalifolium detail Boraginaceae   cultivated and moist waste ground Egypt, East to West tropical Africa, Angola, South Africa, Madagascar, Arabia, India, Pakistan; introduced elsewhere
Hibicus sabdariffa habitus Malvaceae Kardadeih cultivated and escape from cultivation probably native to tropical Asia, cultivated in tropical and warm regions
Holosteum umbellatum detail Caryophyllaceae   sheltered slopes and crevices Southeast Europe, Southwest Asia
Hordeum murinum general Gramineae Sha'eer Barri, Sha'eera desert sand, weed of cultivation Mediterranean region, eastwards to eastern Asia
Hyphaene thebaica habitus - detail Palmae Doum alluvial and sandy soils Egypt, Palestine, Arabia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia
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Chenopodium murale yound plants - detail plant in flower Chenopodiaceae Lesan El-Teir, Abu 'Effein weed of cultivation and waste ground, sandy deserts cosmopolitan
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Imperata cylindrica general Gramineae Halfa, Deil El-Qott watersides and irrigated land where it can become a serious weed throughout the tropics, extending to the Mediterranean region, also in South America
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Juncus acutus habitus - detail Juncaceae Samaar Morr salt marshes, sand fields and dunes, canal banks coasts of Western Europe, Mediterranean region, southwest Asia, Black Sea and southern Caspian region, introduced into Australia and New Zealand
Juncus hybridus general Juncaceae   open, temorarily or ermanently wet soils in depressions and near watercourses, marshes with fresh to brackish water probably native to southern Europe, Mediterranean region and southwest Asia, widespread and probably introduced to other warm temperate regions
Juncus rigidus detail in flower -detail in fruit Juncaceae Samaar, Samaar Hosr, Samaar Morr periodically or permanently wet depressions, margins of watercourses, salt marshes southern Anatolia, Cyprus, North Africa from Egypt to Morocco, Sinai, Palestine, Syria, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, southwest Pakistan, southern Africa
Juncus subulatus detail Juncaceae Heesh moist ground   coastal areas of western and southern Europe, North Africa, including parts of the Sahara, eastern Black Sea and Caspian Sea regions, southwest and Central Asia
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Lactuca seriola detail Compositae Khass El-Homar, Khass El-Baqar waste ground, roadsides, edge of cultivation Mediterranean region, temperate Europe and Asia. Introduced elsewhere
Lathyrus hirsutus detail Leguminosae   weed of cultivation North Africa, South and Central Europe, West Asia
Limbarda crithmoides general Compositae Hatab Zeiti saline soils, edges of drainage canals Macronesian Islands, Mediterranean region, western Europe, northwards to Scotland, nostly coastal
Lolium perene detail Gramineae Nuseil, Hashish El-Faras mostly in areas of cultivation North Africa and temperate Eurasia
Lolium temulentum detail Gramineae Zawaan weed of cereals Mediterranean region and southwest Asia, but widely introduced as a weed in other parts of Europe, Africa, and to all other continents
Lotus glaber detail spring 1 - detail spring 2 - detail autumn Leguminosae Qarn El-Ghazal, Rigl El-'Asfour moist and cultivated ground, canal banks, lawns Mediterranean region, Europe, West and Central Asia
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Malva parviflora detail Malvaceae Khobbeiza weed of cultivation, roadsides Mediterranean region, eastwards to Central Asia
Melilotus messanensis detail Leguminosae Handaqouq weed of cultivation and moist ground Mediterranean region
Melilotus segetalis detail Leguminosae Handaqouq weed of cultivated and waste ground Mediterranean region, Portugal
Mentha longifolia detail Labiatae Habaq El-Maiyya, Habaq El-Barr  canal banks, ditches and pools Canary Islands, Europe, Mediterranean region, southwest Asia, tropical East and South Africa
Mentha pulegium detail Labiatae Felaiyya canal banks, moist ground Western and Central Europe, Mediterranean region, Arabia Iraq, Iran
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Olea europaea habitus - detail Oleaceae Dada'a, Zaitoun cultivated widely cultivated in North Africa, Mediterranean region and Near East
Oxalis corniculata general Oxalidaceae Hommeid moist ground Cosmopolitan, especially warm regions
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Panicum coloratum detail Gramineae Showash canal banks and gardens tropical and subtropical Africa, introduced elsewhere
Panicum turgidum habitus - detail Gramineae Thammam, Thommam sandy soils Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Cyprus, Palestine, Arabia, Iraq, Pakistan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia
Paspalidium geminatum detail Gramineae Nseila, Qasaba irrigation ditches, along canals and in swamps Old World tropics
Pennisetum glaucum habitus Gramineae Dakhn cultivated cereal widely cultivated in the tropics for fodder and grain. particularly important in the Sahel zone of West Africa
Phalaris minor general Gramineae Sha'eer El-Faar weed of roadsides and cultivated ground Mediterranean region, eastwards to northwest Himalaya; introduced weed in temperaze countries throughout the world
Phoenix dactilifera habitus cultivated in orchards - habitus escaped plant - detail mail flower -detail fruits Palmae Nakhl El-Balah, Nakhla sandy soils, spontaneous and cultivated native distribution unknown, possibly the oases of the Sahara, widely cultivated in the Middle East and dry regions of Africa, introduced into California, Queensland, Australia and elsewhere
Phragmites australis habitus - habitus nanic form 1 - habitus nanic form 2 - habitus large form -  rhizomes Gramineae Hagna, Bous, Ghaab along watercourses, in areas of cultivation and on sandy plains with seasonally high water-table temperate regions of both hemispheres of the World
Phyla nodiflora general Verbenaceae Libbia moist ground, canal banks widespread in tropical, subtropical and warm regions
Plantago arenaria habitus - detail Plantaginaceae Habb El-Baragheet sandy and alluvial soils, often as weedy or ruderal Europe, North Africa, southwest Asia to Pakistan, cosmopolitan as introduced
Plantago lagopus general Plantaginaceae Widna weed of irrigated gardens and olive groves, natural winter-wet ground Mediterranean region, southwest Asia to Pakistan
Plantago major general Plantaginaceae Mesaasa canal banks, irrigated fields, open moist ground Europe, Mediterranean region, Sinai, Arabia to Central and northern Asia, cosmopolitan as introduced
Pluchea dioscoridis habitus 1 - habitus 2 - detail Compositae Barnouf moist ground, canal banks Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Arabia, Sudan, East and South tropical Africa
Poa annua general Gramineae   weed of fields and gardens cosmopolitan
Polygonum equisetiforme detail Polygonaceae Qordaab, 'Okreish roadsides and disturbed ground Mediterranean region, Southwest Asia
Polypogon monspeliensis habitus - detail Gramineae Deil El-Qott cultivated areas and damp sand along canal banks Europe, Mediterranean region, eastwards through much of temperate Asia
Portulaca oleracea general Portulacaceae Regla, Makhmakh, Lul'aneeb weed of cultivation, moist ground tropical and warm regions
Prosopis farcata habitus - detail Leguminosae Sheshlaan sandy plains, disturbed ground, fallow fields, borders of springs and canal banks East Mediterranean region, extending to Caucasus, Sinai, Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan and India
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum detail Compositae Saboune El-'Afreet, Ghobbeira weed of canal banks, moist ground near springs cosmopolitan
Pulicaria arabica detail 1 - detail 2 Compositae Abu-'Ajn-Safra, Deithouth marches, springs, swamps, moist ground, canal banks Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Turkey, Aegean Islands, Cyprus, Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan
Pulicaria undulata habitus - detail Compositae Githgath, Dithdath, Sabad desert wadis, sandy and alluvial plains, edges of reclaimed desert lands Canary Islands, Mauritania, North Africa, Sinai, Palestine, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, West tropical Africa, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia
Pycreus polystachyos general Cyperaceae   marches, spring edges, ditches, moist sandy ground eslewhere in temperate regions
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Ranunculus sceleratus detail Ranunculaceae Zaghleel moist ground, swamps, canal banks Europe, Mediterranean region, Southwest and Central Asia, tropical Africa
Rumex dentatus habitus - detail Polygonaceae Khillala canals and moist ground Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Arabia, Iraq
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Salsola tetragona habitus - detail - dry plant Chenopodiaceae   calcareous ridges, saline soils North Africa, Palestine
Sarcocornia fruticosa habitus - detail spring - detail autumn Chenopodiaceae Abu Saaq, Hatab salt marches Mediterranean region, Sinai
Sesbania sesban detail Leguminosae Saisaban canal banks, edges of cultivation, often cultivated as ornamental shrub Old World tropics, introduced elsewhere
Setaria pumila general Gramineae Deil El-Faar, Deil El-Qott, Safwa canal banks and areas of cultivation tropical and warm temperate Old World
Solanum nigrum detail Solanaceae Enab El-Deeb weed of cultivation cosmopolitan, especially in temperate regions
Solanum villosum detail in flower - detail in fruit Solanaceae   weed of moist cultivated ground Atlantic Islands, North and East Africa, Ethiopia
Sonchus maritimus general Compositae Saiyfoun irrigation canals, moist ground near springs Southwest Europe, southern Russia, Mediterranean region, eastwards to Pakistan, southern Africa, Australia
Sonchus oleraceus habitus - detail Compositae Go'edeid, Galawein weed of cultivation, waste ground, roadsides, desert wadis and plains cosmopolitan
Sorghum bicolor general Gramineae Dura Seifi, Dura 'Eweiga, Dura Hamra, Dura Fafi'aa cultivated cereal widely cultivated, extremely important tropical cereal derived from wild African Sorghum arundinaceum
Sorghum virgatum detail Gramineae Hashish El-Faras, Garawa damp sandy soils and margins of cultivation West tropical Africa eastwards to Egypt and Sudan; distribution imperfectly known due to confusion with S. arundinaceum.
Spergularia bocconii general Caryophyllaceae Abu Gholam waste ground Mediterranean region, extending along the Atlantic coast to Southwest England
Spergularia media detail in flower - detail in fruit Caryophyllaceae Abu Gholam saline soils, edges of salt marshes Europe,Mediterranean region, Southwest Asia
Stellaria pallida general Caryophyllaceae Hashishet El-Qizaaz moist  cultivated land Europe, Mediterranean region, West Asia
Stipagrostis scoparia habitus - detail 1 -detail 2 Gramineae Sabt sandy soils Niger, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Syria
Suaeda maritima  detail Chenopodiaceae   salt marshes, coastal sand and mud-flats Canary Islands, Europe, Mediterranean region, Caucasus, Asia, Australia, northeast coast of North America, Argentina
Symphyotrichum squamatum general Compositae   weed of cultivation, roadsides, waste ground, canal banks native to Central and South America, naturalized in southern Europe, Africa, Arabia and many other regions of the world (introduced into Egypt in the 1970, now completely naturalised)
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Tamarix amplexicaulis habitus - detail Tamaricaceae   saline soils, shrub accumulating sand and forming vegetation mounds Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Arabia, Sudan
Tamarix aphylla habitus - detail Tamaricaceae Atl, Athel saline soils, desert wadis and sandy plains; shrub accumulating sand and forming vegetation mounds North Africa, Sinai, Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan Ethiopia, Somalia, Northwest tropical Africa; widely cultivated in Egypt
Tamarix nilotica habitus - detail Tamaricaceae Abal, Tarfa saline sandy soils, edges of salt marshes, coastal and inland sandy plains; shrub accumulating sand and forming vegetation mounds; often cultivated for shade and wood North and Northeast Africa, East Mediterranean region, Sinai, Arabia
Thesium humile detail Santalaceae Habb El-Kreish weed of cultivation Mediterranean region, Snai, Arabia, Iraq 
Trifolium alexandrinum detail Leguminosae Barseem, Barseem Mesqawi naturalized and escape from cultivation East Mediterranean region, Sinai, Iraq; introduced and cultivated elsewhere
Trifolium resupinatum detail Leguminosae Qort moist ground, fields, orchards, roadsides Mediterranean region, West and Central Asia; adventive elsewhere
Typha domingensis general 1 -  general 2 Typhaceae Dees, Burdi, Bout canals, ditches, springs, lake shores Warm-temperate and tropical regions of the world
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Urospermum picroides detail in flower - detail in fruit Compositae Beseekh, Seleis weed of cultivation, waste ground, roadsides Eastern Mediterranean region, southwest Asia
Utricularia gibba general Lentibulariaceae   ditches and springs Portugal, Spain, North and tropical Africa, Madagascar, tropical Asia, northern Australia, New Zealand
Utricularia inflexa general Lentibulariaceae Hamoul ditches, pools North, tropical and South Africa, Madagascar, India
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Vicia sativa detail Leguminosae Dohreig, Gilbaan weed of cultivation temperate and many subtropical and tropical regions of the world
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Xanthium strumarium detail spring - detail autumn Compositae Shabka waste ground, edges of cultivation temperate and many subtropical and tropical regions of the world
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Zannichellia palustris general Zannichelliaceae Hamoul El-Bahr, Lamaq fresh and brackish water in canals and drains cosmopolitan
Ziziphus spina-christi habitus - detail in flower - detail in fruit Rhamnaceae Nabq, Sidr desert wadis, cultivated for palatable fruits and shade North Africa, West Asia; widely cultivated and naturalized in dry and warm regions, espetially Africa
Zygophyllum album habitus - detail Zygophyllaceae Rotreit, Bawwal coastal and inland sandy soils Spain, North Africa, East Mediterranean region, Sinai, southern Arabia, Socotra, tropical East Africa