Tribulus is a resilient, beautiful, and important flora of the desert.
- It is resilient to the hardiness of the climate and weather of the desert
- Having medicinal value, directly and indirectly (use as a herb also indirectly through camel urine and milk)
- it is a perineal plant but sprouts in spring (March and April after rains)
Not only valued as camel food and ethnomedicine but T. arabicus is home to precious fauna of the Desert
- Many types of fauna live inside and around the Tribulus plant
- They either depend upon the nectar or fluorescence or eat the leaves
- Some make burrows and homes inside the plant to make it a habitat
- They are making a rich niche and ecosystem
- They fabricate a very useful and efficient biological control
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T. arabicus provides a habitat for the very unique fauna diversity of the region. You can see a spider of the same color as the Tribulus flowers. -
T. arabicus provides a habitat for the very unique fauna diversity of the region. You can see small black insects encircled on the pedestal of the flower. -
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T. arabicus provides a habitat for the very unique fauna diversity of the region. You can see a wisp and a fly sitting on the flowers and eating the nectars
They have beautiful flowers and seeds
The yellow flowers make it very attractive in the desert. It attracts insects and birds from a far distance. The aroma of the nectar is also very appealing to bees and wasps. The seeds are coated in a compound structure enriched with hair to maintain the moisture of the structure.
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T. arabicus have very beautiful flowers and richgreen leaves -
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The hairy star-shaped fruits of the Tribulus arabicus -
Tribulus arabicus spreads on the desert and enjoy more and more space and sun rays -
Tribulus arabicus produces more flowers and fruits, sustaining life in the desert
Some beautiful fauna found on the Tribulus aribicus act as pollinators
In the month of February, they are very much affected by small black insects like lice. The insects rely on fluorescence for food and shelter. They drink the moisture and juice of the pedestal of the flowers.
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The pests of the Tribulus arabicus -
The pests of the Tribulus arabicus -
The pests of the Tribulus arabicus
Then the other factors, like other good insects, wind storms, birds, and rain help the tribunals to get rid of the lice.
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A very unique and beautiful Ladybug found in the flora of the Tribulus arabicus -
A very unique and beautiful red Ladybug found in the flora of the Tribulus arabicus -
A very unique and beautiful red Ladybug found in the flora of the Tribulus arabicus -
A wisp on the Tribulus arabicus, the pollinator in the desert
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A chain of life resides in the Tribulus arabicus, the wisps, ladybugs, and migratory birds eat the lice/insects on the flora -
A ladybug is hunting food in the Tribulus flora -
A close view of the lice found on the Tribulus arabicus flora -
A fly hunting flies in the Tribulus arabicus flora -
A hunter ladybug eating the lices found on the Tribulus aribicus flora -
A big hunter ant is searching for its prey in the Tribulus arabicus plant
Here are the links to the articles about the camel icecream species in the link below.
- Plants that are Liked such as Icecream by the Camels – Part 1
- Plants that are Liked such as Icecream by the Camels. Part 2
- Dipterygium glaucum الصفروی, A Plant that is Liked such as Icecream by Camels and Goats. Part 4
- Fagonia arabica – the desert’s thorny herb and camel’s food of choice
- Camel, Desert, and the Umbrella Tree
- A Symbol of Resilience and Patience~The Acacia Tree of the Arabian Desert -شجرة السمرة
- https://youtu.be/TEuz87Hwv0k
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