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	~~[[Image:Uzeg Alpin 1735.png~~\|~~thumb~~\|~~The State tree of [[Israel]]~~.]]		{{Short description\|Species of shrub}}
	~~The~~ '''~~Desert thorn~~''', '''~~Jewish Gharqad Tree~~''', '''~~Awsaj tree~~''', or ~~the~~ '''Arabian boxthorn''' ~~''(Lycium shawii)'',~~ is a [[species]] of [[thorn (plant material)\|thorn]]y [[shrub]] adapted to [[desert]] [[environment (biophysical)\|environment]]s, and can be found throughout the ~~[[Levant]],~~ [[Arabian ~~peninsula~~]], and some places in [[Africa]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=G. Miller \|first1=Anthony \|last2=Morris \|first2=Miranda \|title=Plants of Dhofar \|date=1988 \|isbn=071570808-2 \|page=276}}</ref> ~~Within the ''Zionist Jewish'' entity of~~ [[~~Israel~~]] ~~''(Judean Republic)'' it is the designate '''State tree~~ of the ~~Zion Nationalist~~ [[~~Israel\|Jewish State~~]]~~'''~~{{~~refn~~\|~~name=Gcounts~~\|~~group~~=n\|''~~“The Official designated Nationalist State tree~~ and ~~Awarded Plant emblem of the~~ [[~~State of Israel~~]]~~” respectively~~''}}.		{{speciesbox
			\|image = Lycium shawii.jpg
			\|image_caption = ''Lycium shawii''
			\|genus = Lycium
			\|species = shawii
			\|authority = Roem. & Schult.
			}}

			'''''Lycium shawii''''', '''desert thorn''' or '''Arabian boxthorn''' is a [[species]] of [[thorn (plant material)\|thorn]]y [[shrub]] adapted to [[desert]] [[environment (biophysical)\|environment]]s, and can be found throughout the [[Arabian Peninsula]], and some places in [[Africa]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=G. Miller \|first1=Anthony \|last2=Morris \|first2=Miranda \|title=Plants of Dhofar \|date=1988 \|isbn=071570808-2 \|page=276}}</ref> The thin [[leaf\|leave]]d, rigid bush grows up to {{convert\|3\|m\|ft\|abbr=off}} high, with a lot of branches and alternating spines that vary in size, and grow along the branches and on their tips. The leaves narrow towards their base. It produces small whitish-pink or purple [[flower]]s from September until April, and [[red pea]]-sized [[seed]]y [[berries]] that are edible. [[Habitat]]s include [[gravel]] plains and [[foothills]] up to {{convert\|4,000\|ft\|m\|abbr=on}}, as well as [[wadi]]s. [[Plant]]s often growing nearby include ''[[Acacia tortilis]]'' and ''[[Prosopis cineraria]]''.

	==Uses==		==Uses==
	The stems, leaves and berries are used in traditional medicine. In [[Yemen]], the pounded leaves of this shrub have been used as a [[cure]] for [[eye]] [[ailment]]s. The berries have a laxative effect and were used in traditional medicine to relieve constipation and as a diuretic. Livestock eat new growth on the plant.<ref>[http://www.ddcr.org/florafauna/Detail.aspx?Class=Plants&Referrer=Solanaceae%20(Shrubs)&Subclass=Shrubs&Id=235 Lycium shawii] Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve</ref>		The stems, leaves and berries are used in traditional medicine. In [[Yemen]], the pounded leaves of this shrub have been used as a [[cure]] for [[eye]] [[ailment]]s. The berries have a laxative effect and were used in traditional medicine to relieve constipation and as a diuretic. Livestock eat new growth on the plant.<ref>[http://www.ddcr.org/florafauna/Detail.aspx?Class=Plants&Referrer=Solanaceae%20(Shrubs)&Subclass=Shrubs&Id=235 Lycium shawii] Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve</ref>

			==See also==
			* [[Al-Baqi'#History\|History of Al-Baqi' Cemetery]] in [[Medina]], [[Hejaz]]
			* [[Dhofar]], [[Oman]]

	==References==		==References==
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	~~== Notes ==~~		[[Category:Lycium\|shawii]]
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	{{~~Biology~~-stub}}		{{Solanales-stub}}

	~~[[Category:Lycium\|shawii]]~~
	~~[[Category:Israel]]~~
	~~[[Category:Trees of the Levant]]~~
	~~[[Category:State symbols of the State of Israel]]~~

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	[[Image:Uzeg Alpin 1735.png\|thumb\|The State tree of [[Israel]].]]		[[Image:Uzeg Alpin 1735.png\|thumb\|The State tree of [[Israel]].]]
	The '''Desert thorn''', '''Jewish Gharqad Tree''', '''Awsaj tree''', or the '''Arabian boxthorn''' ''(Lycium shawii)'', is a [[species]] of [[thorn (plant material)\|thorn]]y [[shrub]] adapted to [[desert]] [[environment (biophysical)\|environment]]s, and can be found throughout the [[Arabian peninsula]], and some places in [[Africa]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=G. Miller \|first1=Anthony \|last2=Morris \|first2=Miranda \|title=Plants of Dhofar \|date=1988 \|isbn=071570808-2 \|page=276}}</ref>		The '''Desert thorn''', '''Jewish Gharqad Tree''', '''Awsaj tree''', or the '''Arabian boxthorn''' ''(Lycium shawii)'', is a [[species]] of [[thorn (plant material)\|thorn]]y [[shrub]] adapted to [[desert]] [[environment (biophysical)\|environment]]s, and can be found throughout the [[Levant]], [[Arabian peninsula]], and some places in [[Africa]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=G. Miller \|first1=Anthony \|last2=Morris \|first2=Miranda \|title=Plants of Dhofar \|date=1988 \|isbn=071570808-2 \|page=276}}</ref> Within the ''Zionist Jewish'' entity of [[Israel]] ''(Judean Republic)'' it is the designate '''State tree of the Zion Nationalist [[Israel\|Jewish State]]'''{{refn\|name=Gcounts\|group=n\|''“The Official designated Nationalist State tree and Awarded Plant emblem of the [[State of Israel]]” respectively''}}.

	==Uses==		==Uses==
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			== Notes ==
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[[Image:Uzeg Alpin 1735.png|thumb|The State tree of [[Israel]].]]
The '''Desert thorn''', '''Jewish Gharqad Tree''', '''Awsaj tree''', or the '''Arabian boxthorn''' ''(Lycium shawii)'', is a [[species]] of [[thorn (plant material)|thorn]]y [[shrub]] adapted to [[desert]] [[environment (biophysical)|environment]]s, and can be found throughout the [[Arabian peninsula]], and some places in [[Africa]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=G. Miller |first1=Anthony |last2=Morris |first2=Miranda |title=Plants of Dhofar |date=1988 |isbn=071570808-2 |page=276}}</ref>

==Uses==
The stems, leaves and berries are used in traditional medicine. In [[Yemen]], the pounded leaves of this shrub have been used as a [[cure]] for [[eye]] [[ailment]]s. The berries have a laxative effect and were used in traditional medicine to relieve constipation and as a diuretic. Livestock eat new growth on the plant.<ref>[http://www.ddcr.org/florafauna/Detail.aspx?Class=Plants&Referrer=Solanaceae%20(Shrubs)&Subclass=Shrubs&Id=235 Lycium shawii] Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Taxonbar|from=Q1878549}}

{{Biology-stub}}

[[Category:Lycium|shawii]]
[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category:State symbols of the State of Israel]]