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Askaf
Nucularia perrinii
About
Nucularia perrinii, known as askaf, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is the sole species in genus Nucularia. Its native range is Selvagens to the western and central Sahara and Sahel. Askaf is a crucial plant to Sahrawi camel nomads, providing salt and water to camels even during dry spells and causing a characteristic flavor to camel milk.
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Nucularia perrinii
- Slug
- nucularia-perrinii
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Nucularia
- Species
- perrinii
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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