Horwoodia
| Horwoodia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Tribe: | Isatideae |
| Genus: | Turrill |
| Species: | H. dickisonae
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| Binomial name | |
| Horwoodia dickisonae Turrill
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Horwoodia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. It includes a single species, Horwoodia dicksoniae, an herbaceous annual native to desert regions of Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia in the northern Arabian Peninsula.[1] The plant is branched from the base, growing 10 to 43 cm tall from a taproot. It has fragrant leaves. It typically grows in sandy desert soils, and occasionally in loose silty soil with stones, in open depressions and wadi beds.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Horwoodia dicksoniae Turrill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ Al-Masoudi, R. K. H. (2019). Morphological, Anatomical and Geographical Distribution Studies of Species Horwoodia dicksoniae (Turrill) in Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 50(6). https://doi.org/10.36103/ijas.v50i6.851